Does anyone know the origin of the surname "Wang" among the hundreds of surnames?

1. Origin of the surname:

1. Comes from the surname Ji. Ji Jin, the crown prince of King Ling of Zhou, was deposed as a commoner because of his outspoken advice. He moved to Langya (today's Jiaonan area of ??Shandong Province) and thrived for generations. Because it was originally a royal family, the world called it the "Wang family" and continued to use the Cheng surname. There was also Bi Gonggao, the fifteenth son of King Wen of Zhou, whose descendants were scattered in the Jingzhao and Hejian areas for some reason. Because they were originally members of the royal family, they called themselves Wang. The surname was inherited unchanged by later generations and gradually became a popular surname. There was also Chi, the grandson of King Ping of Zhou who fled to Jin. His descendants changed their surname to Wang to commemorate his identity. In addition, at the end of the Warring States Period, the descendants of Duke Huan of the Western Zhou Dynasty changed their surnames to Wang in order to commemorate their original residence in Wangcheng after being destroyed by Qin.

2. The surname Gui comes from the ancient emperor Yu Shun, who lived in the Beihai and Chenliu areas. Because of the descendants of the ancient kings, the surname was Wang.

3. It comes from the surname Zi and is a descendant of Chengtang. At the end of the Yin Dynasty, Prince Bigan, the elder brother of King Zhou, was killed for admonishing King Zhou and was buried in Jijun. His descendants lived there to guard the tomb. Because of his royal family origin, his surname was changed to Wang.

4. Comes from the surname Tian. In 368 BC, Tian He replaced the surname Jiang as the monarch of Qi. It was called "Tian's generation of Qi" in history. It was passed down to eight kings and was destroyed by Qin. His descendants were deposed as common people. One of them considered themselves the royal family of Qi, so they Take Wang as the surname.

5. It comes from after Wei Xianzi in the Spring and Autumn Period. The three families of Han, Zhao and Wei were divided into Jin and each became king. The later Wei Dynasty died in Qin, and its royal family took refuge in various places. Because many of them were descendants of the king of Wei, they changed their surname to Wang. For example, Wei Wuji, Lord of Xinling, took refuge in Mount Tai, entered the Western Han Dynasty, and was named Lord of Lanling. Later, he claimed that he came from a noble family and changed his surname to Wang.

6. It comes from Yan Taizi Dan. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself as the emperor. Prince Dan's great-great-grandson named Jia presented a talisman and was favored by Wang Mang. He was given the surname Wang, the same as the emperor. In history, many people were given the surname Wang, and their descendants also took Wang as their surname.

7. From ethnic minorities. According to "Tongzhi. Clan Brief": "Those with the Wang surname who came out of Henan were the Kepin clan; those who came out of Fengxu were the Xiner clan; those who came out of Yingzhou were from Gaoli; those who came from Andong were from the Ke Shibu clan. These are all kings with the surname, and most of them will be named Wang after the king."

8. Those who changed their surname to Wang. For example, Wang Sengbian, a Liang general in the Southern Dynasties, was originally from the Xianbei tribe and his surname was Wuwan, but he later changed his surname to Wang; in the Sui Dynasty, there was Wang Shichong, who was originally from the Hu branch of the Western Regions. After entering the Central Plains, he also changed his surname to Wang; in the Five Dynasties, Liu After leaving Fei, he changed his name to Wang Baoyi, and his descendants adopted the surname Wang; some of the Manchu Wanyan clan changed their surname to Wang; and the Mongolian Yelu clan also changed their surname to Wang.

9. Simplified from the compound surname. There are many royal surnames in this situation. According to statistics, there are at least 14, namely prince, royal father, royal official, royal person, royal history, royal uncle, royal grandson, Wang Zhou, Cheng Wang, Wei Wang, Wu Wang and Xi Wang. , Xiao Wang, Le Wang.

10. From the royal family of the Yuan Dynasty. The six sons of Genghis Khan fled to the Central Plains to escape persecution and pursuit caused by seizing the throne. Because he was a prince, he changed his surname to Wang to show his identity.

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The hall names of Wang’s surname include "Sanhuai" and "Huaiyin", among which "Sanhuai Tang" relatively famous.

County Hope

1. Taiyuan County: King Zhuang of Qin established the county during the Warring States Period. The founding ancestor of this branch of the Wang family was Situ Wang Yun of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

2. Jingzhao County: a county established during the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. This branch of the Wang family comes from Bi Gonggao, whose surname is Ji.

3. Tianshui County: a county established in the Western Han Dynasty. This branch of the Wang family came from the Yin Shang prince Bigan.

4. Zhongshan County: a county established by the Han Dynasty. The founding ancestor of this branch of the Wang family was Wang Rui, the king of Zhongshan in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

5. Chenliu County: a county established in the Western Han Dynasty. The founding ancestor of this branch of the Wang family is Sun An, the surname of King Qi Jian of Gui.

6. Hedong County: Qin established the county. This branch of the Wang family comes from Bigan, the prince of the Yin Shang Dynasty, Jin, the prince of Zhou Ling, and Sun Chi, the prince of Zhou Ping.

7. Henan County: The Han Dynasty established the county. This branch of the Wang family comes from the Wang family of the Xianbei tribe's Kepin family.

3. Historical Celebrities

Wang Zhaojun (mid-1st century BC), envoy of Han Dynasty and Ping Dynasty, one of the four beauties in Chinese history.

Wang Mang (45 BC - 23 AD): The founder of the new dynasty, reigned from 8 AD to 23 AD.

Wang Chong (27 AD - about 96 AD) was a philosopher of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Wang Fu (ca. 85-162): a thinker of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Wang Xizhi (321-379, one work 303-361): a native of Linyi, Shandong Province, a great calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. His son Wang Xianzhi is also a famous calligrapher.

Wang Meng (325-375 AD): Fu Jian's prime minister during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.

Wang Bo (649-676 AD): a poet of the Tang Dynasty, the first of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty.

Wang Zhihuan (688-742 AD): A poet of the Tang Dynasty, his "Deng Guanque Tower" has been passed down for a long time.

Wang Wei (701-761 AD): poet and painter of the Tang Dynasty.

Wang Xianzhi (AD? - 878): Leader of the peasant uprising in the late Tang Dynasty.

Wang Xiaobo (AD? - about 995): leader of the peasant uprising in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Wang Anshi (1021-1086 AD): Northern Song Dynasty politician, thinker, writer, and Prime Minister of Song Shenzong.

Wang Chongyang (1113-1170 AD): Golden Taoist, founder of Quanzhen Taoism.

Wang Shifu: Yuan opera writer.

Wang Yangming (1472-1528 AD): named Shouren, courtesy name Bo'an, a philosopher and educator in the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Shizhen (1634-1711 AD): a great poet in the early Qing Dynasty.

Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692 AD): a thinker in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.