pú yáng 濮阳

Migration and Distribution (Lack of information) The Puyang surname is not included among the top 100 surnames in the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. Puyang was originally a place name. There was a river called the Pu River there. According to custom, the south bank of this river was called Puyang (in ancient times, the south bank of a river was called "yang"), which is now Puyang County, Henan Province. Initially, the descendants of Zhuanxu, an ancient tribal leader (it is said that he was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor), lived here. The locals took the place name as their surname and passed it down. During the Spring and Autumn Period, a doctor named Zheng in the State of Wei lived north of the Pu River. Some also said that his fief was south of the Pu River, and his descendants took Puyang as their surname. According to the research in *A Compilation of Notes on Surnames*, the ancestors of the Puyang family lived in Chanzhou and later took the place name as their surname, and their prominent branch was from Guangping. Similarly, there is also a record in *The General Catalogue of Surnames in the Comprehensive Records* that "The Puyang clan's place is in Chanzhou. Niu Shu, the magistrate of Waihuang in the Later Han Dynasty, appointed Puyang Qian as his clerk." The ancient Chanzhou is located south of present - day Puyang City, Henan Province. "Puyang" is a place name with a long history and was well - known during the Warring States Period more than 2000 years ago. This place is located in the southern corner of present - day Henan Province, northwest of the Yellow River. It is said that the mausoleum of the ancient Emperor Zhuanxu is still one of the famous historical sites in China. The descendants of Emperor Zhuanxu who lived in this place took the place name as their surname and were called the Puyang clan. The prominent families were in Boling Commandery (present - day Puyang City, Henan Province, known as Chanzhou in ancient times) and Pingling Commandery (the area east of present - day Wenshui County, Shanxi Province).