The surname Luo is one of the Chinese surnames, derived from the descendants of the "Eight Surnames of Zhurong". The descendants of Zhu Rong are divided into eight surnames, namely Ji, Dong, Peng, Bald, Fei, Cao, Zhu, Mi and so on. In 690 BC, the state of Luo (Luoshan, Henan) was destroyed by the state of Chu. The descendants of the Luo clan gradually moved south, taking the country name "Luo" as their clan.
Each surname has its own unique development process, and the surname Luo, as one of them, has its roots in the eight surnames of Zhurong, and has formed a rich historical background and cultural inheritance after a long period of migration and precipitation. This article will delve into the origin and migration history of the surname Luo, as well as its role in the long history of China
Zhu Rong, the god of fire in ancient Chinese mythology, and his descendants are divided into eight surnames, namely Ji, Dong, Peng, Bald, Fei, Cao, Xu, Mi, etc. These eight surnames later evolved into their respective surnames, and the surname Luo was one of them. In 690 BC, the state of Luo (Luoshan, Henan) was destroyed by the state of Chu. Luo's descendants gradually moved south, first to Zhijiang (now in the southern part of Hubei Province, Zhijiang County along the Yangtze River), and later to the Miluo region of Hunan, where they took the name "Luo" as their clan.
During the pre-Qin period, Roche was active in Hubei, Henan, and Gansu. With the passage of time, by the time of King Wen of Chu, the people surnamed Luo went south into Miluo County in Hunan. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the surname Luo had been spread to the Nanchang area of Jiangxi, and until the Song Dynasty, the surname Luo developed very prosperous in Jiangxi and became the big surname in Jiangxi. During this period, the distribution range of the surname Luo gradually expanded to the south, laying its foundation in the Jiangnan region.
The southward migration of the surname Luo was not achieved overnight, but through a process of many migrations and precipitation. Starting from the Hunan region, the surname Luo gradually moved south into the Liangguang region, and later westward into eastern Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. After the Tang Dynasty, especially in the Ming Dynasty, the surname Luo has been distributed to the north and south of the motherland, and has been steadily developed in Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan and other places.
During the Song Dynasty, the population of the surname Luo had reached about 240,000, accounting for about 035%, ranking 52nd. Jiangxi has become the largest province with the surname Luo, accounting for about 38 of the total population of the country8%。The distribution of the surname Luo is mainly concentrated in Jiangxi, Sichuan, Anhui and Hunan provinces, accounting for 70% of the total population with the surname Luo, followed by Henan, Fujian, Shanxi and Guangxi provinces, and 20% of the population with the surname Luo. Two population agglomeration areas with the surname Luo centered on Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan and Suzhou and Sichuan have been formed.
During the Ming Dynasty, there were about 720,000 people with the surname Luo, accounting for about 075%, which is the twenty-fourth surname of the Ming Dynasty. Since the main body of the surname Luo had moved out of the north and into the Jiangnan region as early as the Qin and Han dynasties, the damage to the surname Luo was relatively light due to several wars in the north. Jiangxi is still the largest province with the surname Luo, accounting for about 29 of the total population with the surname Luo4%。
Luo Ye: Tang Dynasty poet, Yuhang people. Yes"Known as heroic, the pen end is superb"The reputation, called "Tiger in Poetry", is one of the "Three Luo" in the Tang Dynasty.
Luo Rong, the word Zhengqing, originally from Taiyuan, Shanxi, Shitang, the governor of the six states in the calendar, the envoy, the wife of Bao, into the state, the marquis of the state.
Luo Gui, 1086-1147, the word Yida, the alias Tianjue, the number Qinxuan, Nanxiong Prefecture Xue Liao Gong, the gift of the Ministry of Shangshu.
Luo Liang: A famous general of the Yuan Dynasty, a native of Changting, Fujian, in Fujian Province, he was the right man of Fujian Province and the Marshal of the Xuanwei Department of Guangdong Province. Later, he entered the Jin Dynasty and guarded the two prefectures of Tingzhou and Zhangzhou.
Luo Guanzhong: Outstanding family in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, a native of Taiyuan, Shanxi. Among them, the representative work "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is one of the "Four Great Masterpieces of Ancient China".
Luo Ping: A famous painter in the Qing Dynasty, he was a native of Ganquan (now Jiangdu), Jiangsu. One of the "Eight Monsters of Yangzhou". His sons Yun Shao and Yun Zhang, both good at painting plums, are known as "Luo Jiamei faction".
Luo Qi, a native of Dongguan Huang Village in Shangyu in the Qing Dynasty, was a first-class martial artist in the seventeenth year of Kangxi (1678), and was appointed as a martial champion.
Write to the end. As one of the Chinese surnames, the surname Luo has a rich and profound origin, history and cultural heritage. From the descendants of the eight surnames of Zhurong to the big surnames all over the country, the history of the surname Luo has experienced a long migration and precipitation, witnessing the changes and development of society. The story of the surname Luo is not only the evolution of a surname, but also a part of Chinese history. Autumn and Winter Check-in Challenge