Dongfang (surname)

Dongfang (Chinese: 东方; pinyin: Dōngfāng; literally "the east") is a Chinese compound surname. Dongfang has two points of origin. One branch is said to be descended from the Fuxi clan, which originated in the east; the other is said to be descended from Dongfang Shuo, whose original family name was Zhang^[1].

Dongfang is the 119th surname in Hundred Family Surnames.

Notable people named Dongfang

• Dongfang Shuo, poet in Han Dynasty
• Dongfang Qiu, poet and historian in Tang Dynasty
• Dongfang Xian, scholar in Tang Dynasty
• Dongfang Bubai, fictional character from The Smiling, Proud Wanderer

References

1. ^ People's Daily. Overseas Ed. May 9th, 2001. Dongfang, a surname originated from Dongfang Shuo(始于东方朔的东方姓)