1. Origin: The origin of the surname Sun has many sources and branches, and the following are the main clues to the origin:
The surname Sun is a large Chinese surname that originated in ancient times. According to the records of "Yuanhe Surname U", the ancestor of the surname Sun can be traced back to the surname Ji, one of the eight surnames in ancient times.
Ji's surname is Weiguo Sun: This is the most important ** of Sun's surname. During the Zhou Dynasty, Uncle Kang, the younger brother of King Ji Fa of Zhou Wu, was enshrined in Weidi (now Qi County, Henan) and established the Wei Kingdom. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Huisun, the son of Wei Wugong, the grandson of Huisun, was named B, the word Wuzhong, also called Wu Zhongyi, in order to commemorate his grandfather Huisun, he changed his surname to "Sun", forming the Ji surname Sun, which later multiplied and prospered, and became the mainstream faction of the surname Sun.
Ji surname Xiguo Sun: It is an important branch of the surname Sun, which originated in the Xiguo period in the Spring and Autumn Period. Xiguo is located in the area of Xixian County, Xinyang City, Henan Province, and was a vassal state divided into feudal states in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The monarch of Xi is surnamed Ji, and he is of the same clan as the Zhou royal family. In 680 B.C., the state of Xi was destroyed by the state of Chu, and the descendants of the monarch of the state of Xi were named after the old country, called the Xi family. Among them, there is a group of Xi clan people who fled to Chenliu (now Chenliu Town, Kaifeng City, Henan) because of refuge, and changed to Sun's family, called Xiguo Sun's family. This branch of the Sun surname later flourished in history and became an important branch of the Sun surname. Many famous historical figures such as Sun Bin, Sun Quan, Sun Yat-sen, etc. are representatives of the Sun clan of Xiguo.
Mi surname Sun: In the early Spring and Autumn Period, the order of the king of Chu Zhuang in the Chu State was Yin Sun Shu Ao, and his descendants took his character as his name and became the ancestor of the Mi surname Sun. Uncle Sun Ao assisted the king of Chu Zhuang to dominate and made great contributions to the development of the state of Chu. His descendants took his name as their name, forming the surname Sun.
Yao surname Sun: During the Shang Dynasty, there was a nobleman surnamed Yao named Huizi, and one of his descendants was named Xun, also known as Sun Xun. His descendants took his name as their name, forming the Yao surname Sun.
The surname of the son is Sun: In the last years of the Shang Dynasty, the uncle of the king of Xu, Bigan, was killed because of direct advice, and his descendants took refuge and changed their surnames.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, among the descendants of the monarch of the Song Kingdom, there was a person named Shu, Zizhan, also known as Sun Shu. His descendants took his name as a clan, forming the sub-surname Sun.
Concubine surname Sun: "New Tang Dynasty Book Prime Minister Lineage" records that Emperor Shun's descendant Hu Gongman was sealed in Chen by King Wu of Zhou, established the Chen State, and passed to Hu Gongman's tenth grandson Wan, Chen civil strife, Chen Ligong's son Fei Wan Benqi, Qi Huan Gong took Fu Wan as Gongzheng, and gave him land in Le'an, calling him Tian. The Duke of Qi Jing gave the general Tian Shu (Zi Zhan) the surname Sun, because he led the army to conquer Ju in 523 BC and made great achievements, so Tian Shu and his descendants changed their surname to Sun, and developed in Shandong, becoming an important branch of the surname Sun. One of the most famous representatives is the military strategist Sun Wu, who and his Sun Sun Ming had a profound influence on the development of the surname Sun.
Other ethnic minorities have changed their surnames to Sun: In the long course of history, many ethnic minorities have changed their surnames to Sun for various reasons, such as Xianbei, Manchu, Mongolian, etc. The surname Sun is a multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname with far-reaching historical origins.
Two: Reproduction. As a surname with a long history, the surname Sun is very widely reproduced and distributed. The earliest can be traced back to the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, and the surname Sun began to be active in Henan and Shandong. At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, the surname Sun has been hereditary to defend the country, and the power is tilted towards a country, and the surname Sun has developed rapidly in Henan. However, by the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Sun clan fell out of favor in Weiguo and moved north to the Jin Kingdom.
At the same time, the concubine surnamed Sun, which originated in Shandong, developed vigorously, especially in the Warring States Period, and produced a famous military strategist Sun Wu. Sun Wu's descendants were named Marquis of Fuchun for their merits, and their fief was in present-day Fuyang, Zhejiang, forming Wangwu County, a famous southern county of the Sun family.
After the Qin and Han dynasties, the concubine surname Sun became the main force of the surname Sun in the country, expanding from Shandong to the surrounding areas, west to Taiyuan, Shanxi, south to southern Zhejiang, and southwest to Hubei. In the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Jian and his son established the state of Wu in Jiangnan, and the development of the Sun clan reached its peak. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Sun clan in the north, the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River all developed rapidly, and a number of famous Sun families appeared.
By the Tang and Song dynasties, the surname Sun had spread all over the country, all over the country. The first sentence of the "hundred family surnames" formed in the Song Dynasty is Zhao Qian and Sun Li, which shows the social status and influence of the surname Sun. In addition, at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the surname Sun also entered Taiwan.
The population with the surname Sun is relatively large, and this wide distribution is directly related to the multi-source flow and multi-branch reproduction of the surname Sun. The development and population distribution of the Sun family have changed in different historical periods and geographical backgrounds. After the unification of the Qin Dynasty, factors such as natural mobility and the Yellow Turban Rebellion led to the southward migration of the Sun clan; The Yongjia Rebellion, the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Jingkang Disaster, the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the unification of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty also led to the continuous southward migration of the Sun family. These historical changes have made the distribution of the surname Sun uneven across the country, but they also reflect the diversity and adaptability of the family surnamed Sun.
Three: the current situation. The surname Sun is one of the great surnames in China, and it occupies a prominent place in the distribution of the population both historically and today. In the book "Hundred Family Names", which was written in the Song Dynasty, the surname Sun ranked third, showing the importance of its social status and the large number of people at that time. Although the ranking in the Hundred Family Names does not fully reflect the actual proportion of individual surnames in the national population, it reflects the perception of the importance of surnames and the influence of social status at the time.
According to modern census data, as of the results of the seventh national census released on May 11, 2021, the surname Sun ranked 12th among the 100 surnames in Chinese mainland. This means that although the surname Sun is still one of the many surnames in the Chinese population. As of 2016, the total population with the surname Sun was about 26.8 million, accounting for 154%。
In Chinese history, the surname Sun was mainly distributed in the eastern coastal areas of China and the three major provinces of Anhui, Henan, and Shandong. Today, the surname Sun is widely distributed in China, especially in Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhejiang and other provinces, among which the surname Sun is particularly concentrated in Shandong Province, which accounts for about 66% of the Han Sun surname in the country.
In addition, with historical changes and population migration, the Sun people are also distributed in Chinese communities in Taiwan and around the world. This wide distribution is directly related to the multi-source flow and multi-branch reproduction of the surname Sun.
Four: celebrities. The Sun family has produced many outstanding personalities who have excelled in various fields. Here are some of the famous people with the name of Sun:
Sun Yang, also known as Bole, was a horse connoisseur in ancient China and was revered as "Bole Xiangma". According to legend, he was a native of the Qin State during the Spring and Autumn Period, and was good at judging the quality of horses by observing their physical characteristics. He is the author of the Book of Horses and Horses, which is the world's earliest monograph on horse appreciation.
Sun Wu: A famous military strategist during the Warring States Period, known as the "Saint of Soldiers". He wrote The Art of War, one of the world's earliest military books, which had a profound impact on later generations of military thought.
Sun Bin: Another outstanding military strategist in the Warring States Period, Sun Bin Guiguzi's disciple, was framed by Pang Juan and was tortured, so he was called Sun Bin. His book "The Art of War" had a profound influence on ancient Chinese military thought. He competed with Pang Juan and formulated the "Fifteen Strategies", and was one of the earliest strategists in Chinese history.
Sun Qing, also known as Xunzi, was a Confucian philosopher during the Warring States period of China, and was called "Sun Meng" along with Mencius, with the honorific title of "Hou Sheng". He is one of the representatives of Confucianism and the culmination of a hundred schools of thought in the pre-Qin era.
Sun Yan: A famous scholar in the late Han Dynasty, known as the "Great Confucian of Dongzhou".
Sun Quan: The founding emperor of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, he was eloquent and courageous, making Wu a powerful regime in southern China at that time.
Sun Kang: A literary scholar in the Western Jin Dynasty, known for "Yingxue Reading", and an official to the imperial historian.
Sun Simiao: A famous medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, known as the "King of Medicine". He has made great contributions to Chinese medicine, especially in pharmacy, acupuncture and dietary therapy.
Sun Chengzong: Sun Chengzong served as the military commander of the Later Jin (Qing) resistance.
Sun Yat-sen: a great national hero, a great patriot, a great pioneer of the Chinese democratic revolution, the founder of the Chinese Kuomintang and the Chinese Kuomintang, an advocate of the Three People's Principles, and founded the "Five Rights Constitution". He was the first to raise the banner of thorough anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism, "starting the republic and ending the feudal monarchy for 2,000 years."
Sun Yingnian: Senior general of the New Fourth Army, anti-Japanese hero, died in the war.
Sun Liren: A famous general during the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, known for his outstanding exploits in the Burma Expeditionary Force.
In addition, the Sun family has emerged outstanding figures in each historical period, and the modern Sun family also has celebrities, and there are many modern celebrities in the Sun family, such as Sun Jingliang (rocket design expert), Sun Yu (military communication technology expert), Sun Youxian (industrial automation expert), Sun Zhongliang (microwave millimeter wave technology expert), Sun Jiaguang (academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering), Sun Jiadong (chief designer of the lunar exploration project) and so on; The members of the Sun family have made important contributions to the country and the people in their respective fields, adding infinite brilliance to the Sun family.
Five: Culture. The Sun totem is symbolized by the Xuanniao, which is composed of the kneeling grandmother Tizi and the descendants of a large group of Xuanniao that she gave birth to, symbolizing the reproduction of children and grandchildren and passing them on from generation to generation.
The Sun family culture is not only reflected in the personal achievements of generations of descendants, but also in the family's adherence to and promotion of moral norms, social responsibility, cultural inheritance, etc., as well as the unique contributions made to social development in different historical periods. The Sun family has a rich family culture. It has the following important features:
Attaching importance to family education and respecting filial piety: The Sun family has always attached great importance to family education and paid attention to cultivating the character and ability of children and grandchildren. The Sun family highly respects filial piety and believes that filial piety to parents is the basic duty of a child. In ancient times, the Sun clan had many filial sons and grandsons, and their filial piety has been praised to this day.
Attaching importance to cultural inheritance: The Sun family attaches great importance to cultural inheritance, and many family members have made outstanding achievements in literature, art, science and technology. Historical figures such as Sun Wu, Sun Bin, and Sun Quan, as well as the Sun clan people who have made achievements in modern society, are the inheritors and promoters of the Sun family culture.
Advocating martial arts: Many martial arts people have emerged in the history of the Sun family, such as Sun Wu and Sun Bin. They made great achievements in the war and made great contributions to the reunification of the country and the prosperity of the nation. This spirit of advocating martial arts has been passed down from generation to generation in the Sun family.
Charity: The members of the Sun family usually have the quality of being philanthropic and benevolent, they care about social welfare undertakings, actively participate in charitable donation activities, and contribute to the harmonious development of society.
Family unity: The Sun family pays attention to family unity, and family members support and help each other, forming a strong family atmosphere. In the history of the Sun family, there are many stories about family solidarity and mutual assistance.
In the Sun family, generations and genealogies are very important, and they are important carriers for inheriting family culture. Each Sun family has its own genealogy, which records the family's lineage, migration, marriage, fame and other information, which is an important part of the Sun family's cultural inheritance. The Sun family also regularly holds activities such as ancestor worship, genealogy repair, and family gatherings to strengthen the connection and sense of identity among family members.
In modern society, the Sun family culture is also constantly innovating and developing. Many members of the Sun family promote family culture by establishing family ** and organizing online family gatherings, so that family culture can radiate new vitality in the new era. At the same time, the members of the Sun family also actively participate in social welfare undertakings and contribute to the development of the society, demonstrating the sense of social responsibility and the spirit of responsibility of the Sun family.
Link: Cultural examples of the Sun family:
Dr. Sun Yat-sen and his family have an important position in modern Chinese history, and the Three People's Principles advocated by him have had a profound impact on the course of Chinese history.
Sun Jigao (Ming Dynasty champion) father Sun Xuezhuang inherited the "three noes" family motto and the "six even" family education, emphasizing the way of self-cultivation and family, reflecting the family's emphasis on the moral cultivation of children and grandchildren.
The family temple of the Sun family in Quanzhou has such rules as "serving the country with a bare heart, do not have a different surname", "strictly establish a township covenant, smoke the land with kindness", "gradually become a teacher, and actually be benevolent", these family mottos embody the values of loyalty and filial piety, patriotism, integrity and unity.
The story of Sun Zhenhan, a descendant of the Hanting Sun family, who assassinated Yuan, has become a symbol of the national spirit;
The "Four Happiness Class" formed by Sun Yanfu, a folk artist in Nansun, has played a positive role in the spread of traditional opera culture.
The transformation of the Boshan Sun family from a glazed craftsman to a cultural family reflects the Sun family's ability to adapt to the changes of the times and continue to innovate and develop.
The descendants of the Sun family in Luoyang hold ancestor worship activities every year to inherit virtues, establish a good family style, and strengthen clan cohesion through research meetings and other forms.
Mr. Sun Xuepharaoh of Shandong Province has gone through great pains to compile the national general score, which demonstrates the Sun family's cherishing of family history and the sense of inheritance of traditional culture.