Lian (li á n) surname

It is inherited from the Lu Zhong, Jiang, and Wu clans, with its ancestors being Hui Lian, Lian Sheng, and Wu She. It is the 239th surname in contemporary China. The ancestors of the Lian family, who migrated to Hongdong Dahuai Tree during the Ming Dynasty, were people from Pingyang Prefecture, Hongdong County, Zhaocheng County, and other places. In the early Ming Dynasty, they were ordered to move to other places in Hongdong Dahuai Tree. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, their descendants were distributed in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shanxi and other places.

The earliest record of the surname 'Lian' can be found in the Tang Dynasty's' Yuanhe Surname Compilation '.

There are five main sources of surnames:

① Derived from the surname Jiang. According to the "Yuanhe Xingzuan", during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a great official named Liancheng in the state of Qi. He was killed by the great official Yonglin after attacking and killing Duke Xiang together with Gongsun Wuxian. Liancheng's descendants fled abroad and took their ancestral name Liancheng as their surname.

② Originating from the surname Mi. According to the "Study of Surnames", during the Spring and Autumn Period, there were officials in the royal family of Chu, such as Lian Ao and Lian Yin, and their descendants became known as the Lian surname.

③ Derived from the surnames of ancient ethnic minorities. According to the Book of Han, the Xianbei tribe had the Lian clan; According to the "Annals of the Official Family" in the Book of Wei, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Northern Wei had the surname Dinglian and Tailian, who followed Emperor Xiaowen of Wei to move south to Luoyang and settle in the Central Plains. They all changed their surnames to Lian during the Taihe period.

④ Originating from taking ancestral names as surnames. According to "A Study of Surnames", the descendants of Hui Lian, the third son of Lu Zhong, took his name Lian as their surname.

⑤ Originating from the surname Wu. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a minister named Wu She in the state of Chu who was promoted from a nobleman to a high-ranking official with just one word. Wu She herself was appointed as the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince for her meritorious service in welcoming King Ping of Chu, and her fiefdom was in Lianyi, known as Duke Lian. The descendants of his grandson Wu Zixu have a surname based on his fiefdom.

The county lords with the surname Lian mainly include Shangdang County. Shangdang Commandery: During the Warring States period, Shangdang Commandery was first established in Korea, and it was established after the Qin Dynasty conquered Korea. The capital was located in Huguan (now north of Changzhi City, Shanxi Province); During the Western Han Dynasty, the capital was relocated to Changzi (now Changzi County, Shanxi Province). Equivalent to the area east of Qinshui in Shanxi Province today.

The main hall number for the surname "Lian" is Qingdongtang. Qingdongtang: During the Song Dynasty, the brothers Lian Shu and Lian Xiang were equally famous. Lian Shu is intelligent, honest, and clear as water. People call him 'Lian Di Qing'. Lian Xiang sees things through, transparent like ice, and deals with government affairs very seriously. Like ice, it makes people feel chilly, and people call him "Lian Didong" or "Shuangxian Hall".

The main hall couplets of the surname Lian include: Feather Feather Dedao (Lianjiudao); Li Fu is famous (Lianzong). Xun Jia Kui Shu (joint title); Kao Sui Ding Lan (Lian Shiyu). Clear and frozen official voice (Lianshu, Lianxiang); Fu Bi Dian Li (Lian Zong).

[Celebrities] 28 cases of Lian's name were included in the Dictionary of Chinese Names, and 30 cases were included in the Dictionary of Chinese Names in Past Dynasties. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the famous historical figure surnamed Lian was referred to as the Grand Master of Qi, and Duke Xiang of Qi was appointed as the General; During the Tang Dynasty, there was a literary figure named Lian Zong; In the Song Dynasty, there was Lian Wenfeng, a poet and painter from Sanshan; In the Ming Dynasty, there was Lian Jun, a native of Jian'an, who served as the governor of Jiangxi; The Qing Dynasty scholar Lian Doushan

According to the fourth national census, there are 31183 people with the surname Lian in Shanxi Province, 2958 in Linfen City, and 182 in Hongdong County.

The ancestral shrine of Lian surname is enshrined in the No.1 ancestral hall of Hongdong Dahuai Tree Scenic Area.