How many people are there in Fang?

1, History of Fang surname: Fang originally originated in Henan Province, and later some Fang people who appeared in various parts of the south became aristocratic families, all of which were the result of the southward migration of Fang people in Henan Province.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, a native of Gushi, Henan Province, was born in Yinfang, Runan, and moved to Dongxiang, Shexian County, Anhui Province, to avoid the chaos of Wang Mang. The descendants of Fang Zan, the third grandson, moved to Yan, Qu, Wu, Yue and Zan, and the descendants of Fang Guan, the second brother, moved to Jiujiang, Chuyang and Putian. The descendants of his third brother are divided into Hui, Xuan, Chi, Xiu and Hu.

2. Present situation of Fang family: Fang family members are widely distributed in China, especially in Anhui and Henan provinces, accounting for more than 33% of the national Fang population. Zhejiang, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Fujian, Yunnan and other places also have this surname, and the Fang clan in these seven provinces accounts for more than 70% of the Fang population in the country.

Celebrity surnamed Fang:

1, Fang Qiong: a native of Tongcheng County, Hubei Province, a national hero, the minister of war of the Northern Song Dynasty, died heroically in the first year of Jingkang.

2. Fang La: the leader of peasant uprising at the end of Northern Song Dynasty. During the Xuanhe period, he used Zoroastrianism to launch an uprising and establish political power, calling himself "Gong Sheng".

3. Fang Dazhao: Putian, Fujian. ? In the first year of Chunyou, Song Lizong learned about Guangdong and Guangxi, and moved to Baozhangge for a bachelor's degree in six years.

4. Fang Shizhen: Putian native, Zhu Gaozu, philosopher and calligrapher. The books, seals, brushes, minutes, turns, lines and grass in the works are all extremely wonderful. Handed down works include the Jade Emperor Temple Monument, a cliff stone carving in Guilin.