Migration and Distribution (Lack of data) The Yang surname is not listed among the top 100 surnames in the Mainland and Taiwan. The Yang clan has a long - standing history. According to the "General Genealogy of All Surnames", as early as 2000 years ago during the Han Dynasty, there was an outstanding ancestor named Yang Zhi, who made the Yang surname well - known by serving as an imperial censor; another source, "Notes on Surname Research", points out that since the end of the Tang Dynasty, there have been clans with the Yang surname in the Qiantang and Wuxing areas of Zhejiang, and they have become the prominent families of the Yang surname. The prominent families are based in Runan County (east of present - day Ruyang County, Henan Province). There is a clan with the Yang surname in Wuning County, Jiangxi. As far as I know, there is only this one clan in this county, and it seems to have migrated from Hunan.

Yang Jian, Yang Guang Yang Yuhuan (Concubine Yang) Yang Xingmi (852–905), courtesy name Huayuan, was the founding monarch of the Wu State in the Five Dynasties. He was from Hefei, Luzhou. In his youth, he was a bandit and occupied Luzhou. Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty appointed him as the Jiedushi (military governor) of Huainan and enfeoffed him as the King of Wu. He had control over the areas of Huainan and Jiangdong and reigned for fifteen years. Later, when his son Yang Pu declared himself emperor, Yang Xingmi was posthumously honored as Emperor Taizu Wu. Yang Ye was from Taiyuan in the Song Dynasty. Initially, he served the Northern Han Dynasty. He was a brave and skilled warrior and was given the surname Liu and the name Jiye. After the fall of the Northern Han Dynasty, he surrendered to the Song Dynasty and was appointed as the governor of Daizhou. Through accumulated achievements, he was promoted to the Observation Commissioner of Yunzhou. Later, when Pan Mei led a northern expedition as the Jiedushi of Zhongwu Army, Yang Ye was his deputy. They successively captured Yingzhou, Huanzhou, and Shuozhou. When Empress Dowager Xiao of the Khitan Liao Dynasty led her troops southward and recaptured Huanzhou, Yang Ye and his troops were in Shuozhou. Wang Shen, the governor of Yuzhou, forced Yang Ye to fight the enemy. After the battle was lost and no reinforcements arrived, Yang Ye was captured after exhausting his strength. He refused to eat for three days and died. Later, several generations of the Yang family, including Yang Yanzhao and Yang Wenguang, continuously defended the territory for the Northern Song Dynasty. The loyalty and bravery of the Yang Family Generals have been passed down and celebrated by later generations. Yang Xiuqing (?-1856), originally named Silong, was from Guiping, Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty. Because he became sworn brothers with Hong Xiuquan, he changed his name to Xiuqing. He started the uprising with Hong Xiuquan and repeatedly defeated the Qing troops. He was enfeoffed as the Eastern King. Most of the orders of the Taiping Army came from Yang Xiuqing, and he held great power. Therefore, he and Hong Xiuquan were collectively known as Hong and Yang in the world. Later, he was killed by Wei Changhui.

**Yang Tan** A native of Taishan in the Jin Dynasty. He was the uncle of Xie An. After Xie An's death, Yang Tan stopped enjoying music for a whole year and avoided walking on the Xizhou Road where Xie An used to live. One day, drunk, he passed by the city gate. When his follower told him where he was, Yang Tan sadly recited a poem by Cao Zhi: "Those who once dwelt in magnificent mansions now lie fallen in the hills." Then he left, crying bitterly. **Yangjiao Ai** A man from the Warring States period. He was friends with Zuo Botao. Hearing that the King of Chu was recruiting talents, they went to Chu together. On the way, they encountered rain and snow, with little food and thin clothes. It was impossible for both of them to survive. Botao left his food and clothes to Ai and then hid himself in an empty tree and died. Ai became a high - ranking official in Chu and then opened the tree and buried Botao with due ceremony. Here, the compound surname Yangjiao is included in the Yang family. **Yang Hu** With the courtesy name Shuzi, he was a native of Nancheng in the Jin Dynasty. He was in charge of the military affairs in Jingzhou for as long as ten years. He opened up farmlands, prepared military equipment. He wore light fur robes and ribbons and didn't wear armor. He showed kindness to people far and near to win the hearts of the people in Jianghan and the State of Wu. **Yang Xu** A native of Pingyang, Taishan in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He served as the governor of Lujiang and Nanyang. He often wore shabby clothes and drove old and weak horses, living a simple and upright life. **Yang Zhi** With the courtesy name Sizu, he was a native of Liangfu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was honest and upright when he was young. He held various official positions such as the Inspector of Jizhou, the Minister of the Secretariat, and the governor of Henan. He was one of the so - called "Eight Worthies" along with Guo Linzong, Ba Su and others. **Yang Xuanzhi** A native of Taishan in the Song Kingdom of the Southern Dynasties. He was one of the four friends of Xie Lingyun, along with Xun Yong, He Changyu and Xie Huilian. They often gathered to appreciate literature and went on outings in the mountains and lakes together, becoming very famous at that time.

Migration and Distribution (Information missing) The Yang surname is not among the top 100 surnames in the list of Chinese surnames on the Chinese mainland or in Taiwan. During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a state called Yang (southeast of today's Shenqiu County, Henan Province), which was later conquered by the State of Chu. However, some of the people of the Yang State still took Yang as their surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, a high - ranking official in the State of Chu named Youji was enfeoffed in Yang and was called Yang Youji. His descendants took the name of the fief as their surname, becoming the Yang clan. Yang Youji was a famous archer, and the idiom "shooting through a willow leaf a hundred paces away" describes his archery skills. After the high - ranking official Yang Sheng of the State of Deng, his descendants took Yang as their surname, and later generations followed, becoming part of the Yang clan. The prominent families of the Yang surname were located in Shanyang Commandery, which is now northwest of Jinning County, Shandong Province. Note: There is an error in the original text. "伪神箭手" (pseudo - divine archer) seems to be a wrong description. Yang Youji was a real and well - known archer in history, so it is translated as "famous archer" here.

Migration and Distribution Historically, Junwang (a kind of administrative division in ancient China) such as Yutian (now part of Hebei) was formed. In modern times, they are widely distributed, mainly centered in provinces such as Henan, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, and Jiangxi.