Bai Jia Xing compound surname #10
皇甫
皇甫 is read as Huángfǔ. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Huángfǔ
Simplified and traditional 皇甫
august elder or noble style-name surname from Huangfu/Huangfu
Metal
Time: Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn, c. 1046-476 BCE
Place: Zhou court and Song royal-line traditions
Origin
皇甫 has two main origin traditions: descendants of a Western Zhou royal minister called Huangfu, and descendants of the Zi-surnamed Song royal house through a noble style name later written 皇甫. Both should be treated as transmitted surname traditions.
Name meaning
The name sounds old-line, courtly, and scholarly because 皇 and 甫 belong to elite title and style-name language.
Historical figures
皇甫谧 Huangfu Mi
Huangfu Mi was a Western Jin scholar and physician.
皇甫嵩 Huangfu Song
Huangfu Song was a late Han general known for suppressing the Yellow Turban uprising.
皇甫嵩
Huangfu Song was a late Han general known for suppressing the Yellow Turban uprising, giving Huangfu a military-historical tone.