China's ancient eight surnames are "Ji, Jiang, Jiao, 嬴, 妘, 妫, 姚, 姞", a very special surname in the history of the Ji surname, Xuanyuan, Qingqiu and other ancient tribes are Ji surname, from the Ji surname directly deducted from the Surname Zhou, Wu surname, Zheng surname, Wang surname, Lu surname, etc. A total of 411, accounting for 82% of the hundred family names, so the Ji surname is also known as the "ancestor of ten thousand surnames".
Since the emergence of surnames in China, there are 5662 surnames seen in the literature, but some surnames have gradually disappeared in the long river of history, and now the most common four surnames are "Wang, Li, Zhang, Zhao", and these 4 surnames in China have disappeared, if there is a chance to meet again, then he should be extraordinary.
One: "Gluttony" surname
In ancient myths and legends, gluttony is a famous fierce beast, only can not eat, so it symbolizes greed, if you call people "gluttony", usually said that this person is insatiable. The "Roe Deer Owl" in the Classic of Mountains and Seas refers to the gluttony, according to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Second Classic of the North": "Its shape is like the face of a sheep, the eyes are under the armpits, and the tiger's teeth are human hands." ”
The surname "Gluttony" is derived from the Xiao surname, and Emperor Wu of Liang's eighth son Xiao Ji and his brother Xiao Ji fought for the throne in defeat, so Xiao Ji was changed to "Gluttony" after his death, and it is difficult to see the surname "Gluttony" again.
Second: "Tumen" surname
"Tumen" means "meat market", and the modern literary scholar Liao Zhongkai wrote in the poem "Liu Ti Neizi": "Although I am in the spirit of the body, it is better than Tumen holding a killing knife." ”
According to the Tumen clan genealogy, their ancestors were once clean and honest officials in the Spring and Autumn Period, but because they were outspoken and advised the king at that time and offended the king, they were degraded and later lived by selling meat, and the "Tumen" surname was derived from this.
Third: "Success" surname
When it comes to "success", many people's first reaction is "Zheng Chenggong", but the "success" surname has appeared for a long time, and the "Genealogy of Ten Thousand Surnames" records: "Yu Zhishui was successful, and the young son thought that it was a clan." "Da Yu Zhi Shui" is a famous ancient myth and legend in China, and there have always been many talents in water control in China, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment.
Fourth: "刕" surname
The surname has three knives, it can be seen that the comers are not good, it is said that during the Kangxi dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, Shudi produced a very poor and vicious person, named Dao Kui, Dao Kui killed many people, there are many enemies, after his death, his children because of the knife Kui because of the reason suffered a lot of impact, so changed his surname to "刕" surname, since then the life of incognito, and has not forgotten his ancestors.
However, many of the descendants of Dao Kui were still discovered by the Qiu family, and later because "刕" was a strange word, they changed their surname back to the surname of "Dao".