Yang (y á ng) surname

The ancestral lineage of the Yangzhi family is Yangzhi Jing. The ancestors of the Yangzhi family, who migrated from Pingyang Prefecture, Hongdong County, Zhaocheng County, and other places to Hongdong Dahuaishu during the Ming Dynasty, were ordered to move to other places in Hongdong Dahuaishu during the early Ming Dynasty. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, their descendants were distributed in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Shanxi, and other places.

The earliest record of the surname Yang can be found in the Northern Song Dynasty's Guangyun.

There are four main sources of surnames:

① Derived from taking official positions as surnames. According to the "Differentiation of Ancient and Modern Surnames", in the early Zhou Dynasty, China's animal husbandry was very developed, especially the cattle and horses used for warfare and the sheep used for daily life, which were the two pillars of animal husbandry. Therefore, the Zhou royal family had horse officials and sheep officials responsible for their affairs, which were passed down through generations. The descendants of the sheep officials took the official surname.

② Originating from the Sheep Tongue Clan. According to the Annals of Clans, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the son of Duke Jing of Jin, Gongzi Bo, had a grandson named Tu. During the reign of Duke Xian of Jin, he was conferred the title of Yangzhi Dafu. Yangzhi's hometown was in the Hongdong and Qinxian areas of Shanxi Province, and his descendants were known as the Yangzhi clan. Yang Zhitu has five sons, among whom the eldest son, Yang Zhiduo Bohua, and the second son, Yang Zhiqing, with the courtesy name Shuxiang, are both wise ministers of the country. In the late Spring and Autumn period, the Yangzhi clan was conquered by other Jin officials, and some descendants fled abroad, changing the Yangzhi clan to the Yang surname.

③ Derived from the surnames of ancient ethnic minorities. According to the "Biography of Southern Barbarians" in the Book of Later Han, in ancient Hunan, ethnic minorities had the surname Yang, such as Yang Sun.

④ The surname Yang has existed for a long time. During the Xia Dynasty, Jie had a minister named Yang Cui. This is likely the earliest surname of sheep.

The county lords with the surname Yang mainly include Jingzhao County. Jingzhao Commandery: An administrative division of the Han Dynasty's Jingji region, serving as the head of the "Three Supports". In the first year of Emperor Wu of Han's Taichu reign (104 BC), Jingzhao Yin was established, with twelve counties under its jurisdiction. Equivalent to the area from the east of Xi'an City to Huaxian County in Shaanxi Province today.

The main hall name of the Yang surname is Zhongbi Hall. Zhong Bi Tang: During the Han Dynasty, Yang Gong, also known as Boyong, donated tea and soup for three years. After drinking it, a person took out a liter of stones from his pocket and said to Yang Gong, "If you plant this stone, you can get beautiful jade and a beautiful wife." Yang Gong planted the stones and indeed grew jade. Xu's neighbor had a beautiful daughter who was not engaged. Because she wants to offer a pair of white jade as a dowry before marrying. When Yang Gong found out, he knelt down at the place where he planted stones to dig. Sure enough, I received 5 pairs of white jade and joyfully delivered them to the Xu family. Xu agreed to get married as soon as she saw it. After getting married, they had 10 talented sons. Yang Gong later became the prime minister.

The hall couplets of the Yang surname mainly include: Crying for Uncle (Yang Tan) when passing through the door; And wear full mourning (sheep horn mourning). Light fur and slow belt (Yanghu); Wearing clothes on a horse (sheep continuation). Famous Bagu (Yangzhi); Looking at the moment (Yang Xuanzhi).

[Celebrities] The Dictionary of Chinese Names includes 38 cases of Yang's family, and the Dictionary of Chinese Names in Past Dynasties includes 53 cases. During the Spring and Autumn Period, a historical figure surnamed Yang was born in the state of Bingguo, known as Yangluo; The state of Qin has a sheep victory; During the Warring States period, there were thousands of sheep; During the Qin Dynasty, there were scholars such as Yang Baizhang and Yang Zi; During the Han Dynasty, there were sheep herders from Jiangxia; During the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was General Yang Zhi of Pingnan; In the Jin Dynasty, there was Yang Hu, a literary figure; Song Youyang Xin, a calligrapher from Mount Taishan in the Southern Dynasty; In the Ming Dynasty, there were sheep that could be raised. He was from Ruyang and served as a magistrate.

According to the seventh national census, there are 67 people surnamed Yang in Shanxi Province, 7 people in Linfen City,