The early surnames mainly lived in Shangcai, Henan Province, and developed eastward during the Han and Tang Dynasties, forming a noble family with county surnames in Shandong, with Linzi County as the county. Now it is distributed in Shangyu, Zhejiang, Datong, Shanxi and Yuxian, Hebei.
At present, the surname population has not yet entered the top 300 in China. Source of surname:
1, derived from the surname Ji, came from the nobles of Cai in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was named after their ancestors. According to historical records such as Textual Research on Surnames, Preface to the New Genealogy of Cai Family in Huating, Compilation of Yuanhe Surnames, and Genealogy of Tongzhi Family with the Country as the Family Name, Cai's surname is Ji, a descendant of King Zhou Jichang, and was established after Cai, taking the country as the family name.
2. Originated from surnames, from ordinary people in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, belonging to surnames without surnames. According to the history book "Searching for Surnames", "People have no surnames, because they take surnames as surnames, or after Cai Gongsun, She and Ding Shi, they take surnames as surnames."
Extended data:
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were no surnames of prominent families, and some people were expelled from their families because of their extremely low social status or because of crimes and became people without surnames. Later, these people simply decided to take "surname" as their surname, and regarded it as the biggest "surname" to ridicule those wealthy families with surnames.
Ancestor: Ji Hu (Cai Zhong).
Historical celebrities: the names mainly include Wei, the industrial and commercial boss of Handa University; Song official surname; Shi surnamed Bing Gong, etc.
Wei was born in Linzi (now Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province) in the Han Dynasty. When he became emperor and mourned for the emperor, his family declined. He made a fortune with businessmen, with a family asset of 50 million, which made him famous all over the world. The Biography of Huo Zhi in Hanshu contains: "Lin Zi's surname is Wei, with a capital of 50 million yuan".
References:
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