Dongfang (surname)

{{Infobox surname

| name = Dongfang

| image = 東方姓 - 楷体.svg

| image_size =80px

| caption = Dongfang in regular script

| pronunciation = Tong-hong (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)

| language =

| languageorigin = Chinese language

| origin = Fu Xi clan
Dongfang Shuo

| derivation =

| meaning = the east

| variant = Dongfang (Mandarin)

| cognate =

| derivative =

| seealso = Zhang (surname)

| family =

}}

{{Chinese

|title = Dongfang

|t = 東方

|s = 东方

|p = Dōngfāng

|bpmf = ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ

|wg = Tung1-fang1

|j = dung¹ fong¹

|poj = Tong-hong

}}

Dongfang is a compound surname in China and also later spread into East Asia. 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.People's Daily. Overseas Ed. May 9th, 2001. Dongfang, a surname originated from Dongfang Shuo([http://www.people.com.cn/GB/paper39/2879/399843.html 始于东方朔的东方姓] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190936/http://www.people.com.cn/GB/paper39/2879/399843.html |date=2016-03-03 }})

Dongfang is the 119th surname in Hundred Family Surnames.