Shanxi is an important province in North China and the Yellow River Basin, with a permanent population of 34.91 million. At present, there are 2363 surnames in Shanxi, of which 10 surnames rank in the top ten, do you know where these 10 surnames come from?
1. Wang surname: 3.29 million people are distributed in Shanxi, and Ji Jin in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is the ancestor of the Wang surname. During the pre-Qin and Han and Jin dynasties, the surname Wang has always been based on North China as the main area of activity, and its development is very rapid.
2. Zhang surname: Zhang Hua is the ancestor of the surname, and there are 3.17 million people surnamed Zhang in Shanxi. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jin Dynasty was the most important area in the history of the development of the Zhang surname, and the Hedong "Xieyi Zhangcheng" was an important gathering place and birthplace of the Zhang surname (the ancient Zhangcheng was on the east bank of the Yellow River in present-day LinyiXi, Shanxi).
3. Li surname: Shanxi has a population of 2.98 million Li surnames, and Luyi County in Henan Province is the hometown of Laozi and the birthplace of The Li surname. In the last years of the Warring States period, the area of activity of the Surname Li has been expanded to Shanxi, Hebei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hubei and other places.
4. Liu surname: 1.69 million Liu surnames are distributed in Shanxi Province, and Liu Lei is the ancestor of Liu surname. In the early days of the Liu clan, it mainly developed and multiplied in the north.
5. Zhao surname: 1.2 million people surnamed Zhao are distributed in Shanxi, with their birthplace in present-day Shanxi Province.
6, Yang surname: There are 1.06 million people with the surname Yang in Shanxi Province, Yang Boqiao is the ancestor of the surname, and the origin of the Yang surname is also in Hongdong County, Shanxi.
7. Guo surname: There are 1.02 million people with the surname Guo in Shanxi, and the order of the early Years of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is the ancestor of the Surname Guo. In the pre-Qin period, the surname Guo was mainly active in Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, and Hebei.
8. Chen surname: Shanxi has a population of 610,000 Chen surnames, and Chen Hugong is the ancestor of the Chen surname. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the footprints of the Chen surname have set foot in Hunan, Jiangsu, Shanxi and Shandong.
9. Gao surname: There are 600,000 people with high surnames in Shanxi Province, and the Gao surname appeared in the yellow emperor period in ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Gao's main activities were in North China.
10. Ma surname: Shanxi has a population of 510,000 Ma surnames, and Zhao Guozong is the ancestor of the Ma clan. The Han Ma surname originally originated in the Area of Handan City, Hebei Province during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and gradually entered Shanxi Province.
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