http://www.yutopian.com/names/, Trace your family lineage... Options

[questionnaire]

Trace your family lineage where they once came from! Has anybody been to http://www.yutopian.com/names/ ? I thought it was a pretty organized and interesting, and some of it could even be right. After all, most of the places where Chinese people came out of was central and west China eh? And then, yada yada, they moved down east and south and mixed with the local peoples and stuff.

[ham_let]

lol.. under my last name it said my kingdom was annihilated... omg (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)

erm.. where is lingbao in henan province? i'm too lazy to look it up..

[questionnaire]

That's somewhere around central China, smacked by the Yellow River.

[Emperor]

My Surname: Zhang 張 (also known as Zhang, Chang, Cheung, Jung, Cheong, Jong, Teo, Teoh)

The 3rd most common last name in China. Shao Hao has a son called Hui who invented bows and arrows. These were the most important weapons in ancient China. Hui was thus given the title of Gong Zheng, which means the supervisor of the manufacture of bows. Later, the last name of Zhang was used (the ancient word Zhang looks like a person holding a bow). During Chun Qiu, an official Jia Hou of Jin kingdom changed his name to Zhang. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Ji Liang of Han failed to assassinate Qin Shi Huang Di and changed his name to Zhang as a refuge. Both descentents of Jia Hou and Ji Liang bear the last name of Zhang.

Hometown: East of Qing He in HeBei Province.
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My mothers surname: He 何

The 17th most common last name in China. The name Ho came from the last name Han. During the first year of the Xi Zhou, Wu Wang’s second son Tang Shu Yu was awarded the land of Tang (Yi Cheng of Shanxi). Later, descendents were awarded the Jin kingdom (Tai Yuan in Shanxi). A few generations later, the Han kingdom was awarded to a descendent called Wan, and he became the forefather of the Han family. During Zhan Guo (475 – 221 B.C.), the Han kingdom was eliminated by the Qin kingdom and the Han people fled. There was a person called Han Han who tried to flee to the other side of a river. The Qin army stopped him and asked for his name. Trembling, Han pointed at the freezing river, implying that his last name was "Han" (the last name "Han" rhymes with the word "cold"). The guard misunderstood him and recorded his name as "He", which means the "river". Han later changed the name from "He" of the river to the last name "He" (the former character has water as part of the character and the latter has man as part of the character).

Hometown: West of Lu Jiang in AnHui province.

[ham_let]

i like how 張 looks on paper... is he a common surname? it says it's 13th, which is really common... i haven't really heard of that name...

neways, my dad is a ham (chinese is tam or tan) i have no idea how it became ham so don't ask, and my mom is a cheng...

EDIT: i just broke out my confusing as hell atlas... ur right, lingbao is on the yellow river.. it's around where the borders of henan, shanxi, and shaanxi... wow.. that's far from guang dong...

This post has been edited by ham_let: Sep 26 2004, 10:11 AM

[Emperor]

Yeah, it's very common.

[MING-LOYALIST]

Cooler version. (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)

<<百家姓>>
赵钱孙李 周吴郑王
冯陈诸卫 蒋沈韩杨
朱秦尤许 何吕施张
孔曹严华 金魏陶姜
戚谢邹喻 柏水窦章
云苏潘葛 奚范彭郎
鲁韦昌马 苗凤花方
俞任袁柳 酆鲍史唐
费廉岑薛 雷贺倪汤
滕殷罗毕 郝邬安常
乐于时傅 皮卡齐康
伍余元卜 顾孟平黄
和穆萧尹 姚邵堪汪
祁毛禹狄 米贝明臧
计伏成戴 谈宋茅庞
熊纪舒屈 项祝董粱
杜阮蓝闵 席季麻强
贾路娄危 江童颜郭
梅盛林刁 钟徐邱骆
高夏蔡田 樊胡凌霍
虞万支柯 咎管卢莫
经房裘缪 干解应宗
丁宣贲邓 郁单杭洪
包诸左石 崔吉钮龚
程嵇邢滑 裴陆荣翁
荀羊於惠 甄魏家封
芮羿储靳 汲邴糜松
井段富巫 乌焦巴弓
牧隗山谷 车侯宓蓬
全郗班仰 秋仲伊宫
宁仇栾暴 甘钭厉戎
祖武符刘 景詹束龙
叶幸司韶 郜黎蓟薄
印宿白怀 蒲台从鄂
索咸籍赖 卓蔺屠蒙
池乔阴郁 胥能苍双
闻莘党翟 谭贡劳逄
姬申扶堵 冉宰郦雍
卻璩桑桂 濮牛寿通
边扈燕冀 郏浦尚农
温别庄晏 柴翟阎充
慕连茹习 宦艾鱼容
向古易慎 戈廖庚终
暨居衡步 都耿满弘
匡国文寇 广禄阙东
殴殳沃利 蔚越夔隆
师巩厍聂 晁勾敖融
冷訾辛阚 那简饶空
曾毋沙乜 养鞠须丰
巢关蒯相 查后荆红
游竺权逯 盖後桓公
万俟司马 上官欧阳
夏侯诸葛 闻人东方
赫连皇甫 尉迟公羊
澹台公冶 宗政濮阳
淳于单于 太叔申屠
公孙仲孙 轩辕令狐
钟离宇文 长孙慕容
鲜于闾丘 司徒司空
亓官司寇 仉督子车
颛孙端木 巫马公西
漆雕乐正 壤驷公良
拓拔夹谷 宰父谷粱
晋楚闫法 汝鄢涂钦
段干百里 东郭南门
呼延归海 羊舌微生
岳帅缑亢 况后有琴
梁丘左丘 东门西门
商牟佘佴 伯赏南宫
墨哈谯笪 年爱阳佟
第五言福 百家姓终.

Here is a site with info on the origins of these surnames.
http://www.zaobao.com/chinese/surname.html

This post has been edited by MING-LOYALIST: Sep 26 2004, 10:15 AM

[gwun gwun]

lai - 賴
The 98th most common last name in China. The brother of Zhou Wu Wang, Shu Ying, was awarded the duke of Lai (north east of Shi in Henan). In 538 B.C., the Lai kingdom was destroyed by Chu Ling Wang. Some of its people fled to the neighboring kingdoms of Luo and Fu and changed their name to Luo and Fu. Others migrated north and settled in Da Yan (Yanling in Henan). They adopted the last name of Lai to commemorate their old kingdom. Because of this, the Lais, the Fus and the Luos are closely related.

Hometown: Zhangge or Xuchang of Henan Province

[ham_let]

ok.. cool... so now that you've brought me here, tell me waht this says...

谭国为齐所灭　子孙以国为氏
　　谭氏，发源于山东，却长久以来称盛于湖南及其四周各地，声誉响亮，备受尊敬。

　　这个家族，是源自春秋时代的谭国。关于得姓源流，明代苏平仲所作的一项谭氏家谱序记述得十分清楚：“谭本姒姓，子爵，其分土在今济南历城之间，实齐之附庸也，入春秋卅九年，周庄王之十四年，鲁庄公之十年，见灭于齐桓公，而谭子奔宫，谭自为齐所灭，子孙遂以国为氏焉。”另外，《姓纂》和《姓谱》等书也都分别有同样的记载。前者指出：“谭子国在济州平陵西南，为齐所灭，谭子奔宫，子孙以为氏焉”；后者则指出：“春秋时代谭国为齐桓公所灭，谭子奔宫，子孙以国为氏。”

　　由这些文献看来，谭氏家族的祖先，本来是上古圣君夏禹的姒姓后裔，周朝初年大封先圣之后时，把他们封于谭国，爵位为子。也许由于国势一直不很强盛，所以不久之后就沦为强邻齐国的附庸地位。到了春秋时代初期，齐桓公称霸诸候，就于周庄王十四年，也就是公元前683年，干脆把谭国并吞了。当时，谭国的主人谭子奔到莒国去避难，而留在故国未走的子孙，只好“以国为氏”，以谭姓世代相传，对故国表示缅怀之意。

　　另外，在四川的南部也有许多性谭的人家。据《万姓统谱》的考证，这一支谭氏的源流又有不同，该谱指出：“巴南大姓谭氏，盘瓠之后，望出弘农。

　　盘瓠，又称为瓠，据说是中国古代所谓蛮夷的始祖。他的身世，充满了浓厚的传奇意味。根据《后汉书南蛮传》的记载，大致是这样的：“高辛氏有犬戎之寇，募天下有能得犬戎之将吴将军头者，妻以女。时帝有畜狗，其毛五彩，名曰瓠；下令后，瓠遂衔吴将军头造阙下，帝如约以女妻之。瓠负女入南山石室，终三年，生子十二人，六男六女；因自相夫妻，其后滋蔓，号曰蛮夷。”此外，干宝所作的《晋纪》也有关于瓠的记载事下：“武陵长沙卢江郡夷，瓠之后也；杂处五溪之内。”

　　这样的事，当然是荒诞不经的。不过，古代的治史者却是如此地言之凿凿，我们只好也将之当作古老的传说，姑妄听之了。

　　始见于春秋时代的谭氏，是很早以前便赫赫有名的。战国时期，有一位谭夫吾，曾以无比崇高的言行而名垂青史。

(IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif) all i can get out of it is that we used to have a kingdom or country of some sort... haha...

[Ben]

Interesting... It even had a guy called Ben...

The 2nd most common last name in China. The origin of the Li last name was quite complicated, having to do with the official title and tree name. There was a descendent of Shao Hao known as Ben Tao, who was an official of the Justice Department. Ben Tao was given the title of Da Li (Li which has the same pronouncement as the last name Li, means reasoning, and justice). According to the legend, Ben Tao has an unicorn which could distinguish criminals from innocent people. When brought in front of a lineup, the unicorn would point to the guilty party with its horn. Ben’s descendents held the office of justice for generations from Xia to Shang Dynasty, and was known as the Li’s (justice). At the end of Shang Dynasty, Li Zheng was executed by Zhou Wang for making a bad judgment. His wife and son Li Zhen escaped to ruins of Yi Hou. They found a lot of pear trees which helped them to escape starvation. To commemorate this, they change their last name from the Li of justice to the Li of pear. During the Tang Dynasty, many people (including Xu, Bing, Dong, An, Ge, Du, Wu, Ma, Zhang, and Hong) were give the name of Li for their contributions in establishing the Tang Dynasty, and Li became a big family.

Hometown: Lan Zhou, Gong Chang, and Qin Zhou of Gan Su Province.

[Emperor]

lai - 賴
The 98th most common last name in China. The brother of Zhou Wu Wang, Shu Ying, was awarded the duke of Lai (north east of Shi in Henan). In 538 B.C., the Lai kingdom was destroyed by Chu Ling Wang. Some of its people fled to the neighboring kingdoms of Luo and Fu and changed their name to Luo and Fu. Others migrated north and settled in Da Yan (Yanling in Henan). They adopted the last name of Lai to commemorate their old kingdom. Because of this, the Lais, the Fus and the Luos are closely related.

Hometown: Zhangge or Xuchang of Henan Province

Lol, your surname originated in Henan... You might be related to Langtao. (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/icon_wink.gif)

[Rappapa]

The 8th most common last name in China. The Huangs and Zhaos have the same forefather, Shao Hao (2,597-2513 B.C.). Shao Hao’s mother was Huang E. Huang loved to travel by boat in the daytime and knit at night. One day, Huang met a handsome man called son of Bei Di, in Shangdong. They fell in love and got married. After one year, they gave birth to Shao Hao. After a few generations, Ben Tao became the head of the justice department. Ben’s son Bo Yi married Yu Shun’s youngest daughter and gave birth to Da Lian. Xia Yu awarded the Huang kingdom to Da Lian, and his descendents are known as the Huangs. The Huangs were discriminated upon, during the Xia Dynasty and were called the Huang Yi (barbarians). The situation was improved in the Zhou Dynasty when Yi Yin of the Huang Kingdom became the prime minister of Shang Tang. The Huang Kingdom was recognized by the Zhou Dynasty, but was eliminated in 648 B.C., by Chu, and the descendents began to bear the last name of Huang. (Huang means yellow in Chinese).

Hometown: south east of Yun Meng in HuBei Province.

[mndeg]

The 8th most common last name in China. The Huangs and Zhaos have the same forefather, Shao Hao (2,597-2513 B.C.). Shao Hao’s mother was Huang E. Huang loved to travel by boat in the daytime and knit at night. One day, Huang met a handsome man called son of Bei Di, in Shangdong. They fell in love and got married. After one year, they gave birth to Shao Hao. After a few generations, Ben Tao became the head of the justice department. Ben’s son Bo Yi married Yu Shun’s youngest daughter and gave birth to Da Lian. Xia Yu awarded the Huang kingdom to Da Lian, and his descendents are known as the Huangs. The Huangs were discriminated upon, during the Xia Dynasty and were called the Huang Yi (barbarians). The situation was improved in the Zhou Dynasty when Yi Yin of the Huang Kingdom became the prime minister of Shang Tang. The Huang Kingdom was recognized by the Zhou Dynasty, but was eliminated in 648 B.C., by Chu, and the descendents began to bear the last name of Huang. (Huang means yellow in Chinese).

Hometown: south east of Yun Meng in HuBei Province.

me too, except my name is spelled Hwung, caused my dad wrote it like that

[康师傅]

The 8th most common last name in China. The Huangs and Zhaos have the same forefather, Shao Hao (2,597-2513 B.C.). Shao Hao’s mother was Huang E. Huang loved to travel by boat in the daytime and knit at night. One day, Huang met a handsome man called son of Bei Di, in Shangdong. They fell in love and got married. After one year, they gave birth to Shao Hao. After a few generations, Ben Tao became the head of the justice department. Ben’s son Bo Yi married Yu Shun’s youngest daughter and gave birth to Da Lian. Xia Yu awarded the Huang kingdom to Da Lian, and his descendents are known as the Huangs. The Huangs were discriminated upon, during the Xia Dynasty and were called the Huang Yi (barbarians). The situation was improved in the Zhou Dynasty when Yi Yin of the Huang Kingdom became the prime minister of Shang Tang. The Huang Kingdom was recognized by the Zhou Dynasty, but was eliminated in 648 B.C., by Chu, and the descendents began to bear the last name of Huang. (Huang means yellow in Chinese).

Hometown: south east of Yun Meng in HuBei Province.

me too, except my name is spelled Hwung, caused my dad wrote it like that

i'm Huang too... (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Rappapa]

My Chinese brothers (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[康师傅]

My Chinese brothers (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

yeah... where u from?

i just can't believe our hometown is at Hu Bei

[浪淘音]

My Chinese brothers (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

yeah... where u from?

i just can't believe our hometown is at Hu Bei

why are you suprised? what did you think it was? FuZhou???





that site is sketchy at best. its common knowledge that my surname is from Shanxi but it says its from Henan. hmmmmmmm

[ham_let]

My Chinese brothers (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

yeah... where u from?

i just can't believe our hometown is at Hu Bei

why are you suprised? what did you think it was? FuZhou???





that site is sketchy at best. its common knowledge that my surname is from Shanxi but it says its from Henan. hmmmmmmm

how about this site? http://www.zaobao.com/chinese/surname.html

[Rappapa]

My Chinese brothers (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

yeah... where u from?

i just can't believe our hometown is at Hu Bei

New England, USA. And you?

[康师傅]

My Chinese brothers (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

yeah... where u from?

i just can't believe our hometown is at Hu Bei

why are you suprised? what did you think it was? FuZhou???





that site is sketchy at best. its common knowledge that my surname is from Shanxi but it says its from Henan. hmmmmmmm

i just don't want to believe i'm related to northerner.................................................... (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/bawling.gif)