China is a country with a long history and rich culture, and its surname culture is also very unique and interesting. Each of these surnames has a different origin and story.
1. Surname. The surname Hou is one of the surnames formed after the descendants of the Marquis of Jin Ai and the Marquis of Jin fled to other countries in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is said that at that time, the descendants of the Marquis of Jin Ai and the Marquis of Jin fled to other countries because of the war, and in order to commemorate their ancestors, they received the title, so they took Hou as their surname and continued to this day. In Chinese history, there are also many people who are named, such as the Tang Dynasty writer Hou Xi and so on.
Second, Mi (mi fu) surname.
It is a relatively rare surname, and its origin can be traced back to the ancient Fuxi clan. In ancient times, Fuxi was one of the founding gods of China and was revered as "Taihao Fuxi", which means "the descendants of Fuxi and Nuwa". And the surname Mi is evolved from the word "Fu" in "Fuxi". According to historical records, some of the descendants of the Fuxi clan took Fu as their surname, while others took Mi as their surname. Therefore, the surname Mi is one of the descendants of the Fuxi clan and a valuable cultural heritage of the Chinese nation.
3. Peng's surname. A surname derived from the surname Hime. During the Zhou Dynasty, there were many princely states whose monarchs were surnamed Ji, and among them was a small country called "Peng". The descendants of this country take the surname of the country as their surname, that is, the surname "Peng". In addition, there are also some people with the surname "Peng" who derive their surname from the meaning of the word "Peng". In Chinese history, there is a famous Taoist scholar named "Penglai Zhenren", and his descendants also take Peng as their surname.
Fourth, the whole surname. The surname is derived from the official title of the Quanfu official. In ancient times, the Quanfu official was responsible for managing the affairs of currency, weights and measures. The character "Quan" in the name of this official position is homophonic to the character "Quan", so some descendants of Quanfu officials take Quan as their surname. In Chinese history, there are some characters with Quan as their surname, such as a general of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty called Quan Yan.
Fifth, the surname Xi. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the descendants of Zizhong, the son of Song Zhuang Gong, came with the surname of Fengyi. According to historical records, the Duke of Songzhuang was a descendant of Shang Tang, the founding monarch of the Shang Dynasty, and during his reign, he made his younger brother's son the prime minister of the capital and gave him the surname Xi. Therefore, the surname Xi is one of the descendants of King Shang Tang and a valuable heritage in Chinese history and culture.
Sixth, the surname of the class. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the descendants of Ruoao's grandson of Chu Guoguo were abandoned in the wild to eat tiger milk, and those who grew up took Ban as their surname. According to historical records, Ruo Ao's grandson was an important minister of the Chu State, and his descendants were abandoned into the wild for some reason, but they survived by eating tiger milk. Because of the markings on the tiger's body, their descendants take Ban as their surname, implying that they are the children of the tiger. In Chinese history, there are some famous figures with the surname Ban, such as the female writer Ban Zhao in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Seventh, the surname Yang. It is after the elevation extension. Yan originally means to extend, and it is recorded in "Shuo Yuan": Yan, people are enough. And the official position of Yang Yan may be the official position of ** specially responsible for ** teaching and Xi ** in ancient times, and the descendants of Yang Yan took Yang as their surname.
There is another saying that after Yang Yan, the minister of Emperor Shun, whose surname was Yang, was also included in the "Thirteen Classics Annotation of the Preparation of Names".
8. Autumn surname. It is related to Shaohao's. Shaohao clan is a clan tribe with phoenix birds as a totem, also known as "Jin Tianshi", because their ancestors assisted the Yellow Emperor to govern the world and made great contributions, so a member of the Yellow Emperor's family, the minister Qiu Hu was enshrined in Qiushui and got the surname. In other words, the surname Qiu is directly related to Shaohao's family.