Cheng surname

The lineage is inherited from King Wen of Zhou, with the ancestor being Shu Wu and Ji Zai, who is the 165th contemporary surname in China. The ancestors of the Cheng family who immigrated to the Hongdong Great Huai Tree in the Ming Dynasty were people from Pingyang Prefecture, Hongdong County, Zhaocheng County, and other regions. In the early Ming Dynasty, they were ordered to migrate to other places in the Hongdong Great Huai 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, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, and other places.

The record of the surname Cheng was first seen in the "Qian Fu Lun" of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

There are five main origins of surnames:

① Derived from the surname Ji. According to the "Genealogy Summary" in the "Tongzhi", in the 11th century BC, King Wu of Zhou conferred the title of Shuwu, his younger brother and fifth son of King Wen, on the state of Yan. The former territory of Yan was located in the northeast of Ningyang County, Shandong Province, China. Later, there was the surname Yan, which may have been changed to Cheng.

② Originating from taking the name of a town as a surname. During the Zhou Dynasty, Ji Zai was granted the title of Chengyi. The former location of Chengyi was in the north of Xipu City, Fanxian County, Henan Province. Later, he took the name of Yi as his surname, also known as Cheng. In ancient times, there was a vassal of the Suiren clan named Cheng Bo. Zhuan Xuchen had a son named Chengyi from the Eastern District, who was skilled in astrology.

③ Originating from surnames of ethnic minorities. Three Miao officials are called Cheng Ju; According to the "Northern Liang Records", the Xiongnu had the surname Cheng, and there were Chengqi'er during the Xiantan period. According to the "Biography of the Barbarians" in the Book of Song, the Southern Barbarians had the Cheng clan, while the Youyang Barbarians had the Cheng evil wealth.

④ Originating from the Mi surname. In the late Western Zhou Dynasty, Chu Jun Xiongyi was named Ruo Ao, and his illegitimate descendants were called the Ruo Ao clan. During the reign of King Cheng of Chu, there was a famous general named Cheng Decheng, with the courtesy name Ziyu. He was the third son of Dou Bobi, the son of Ruo Ao, and took his father's name as his surname, calling him Cheng. Cheng Decheng was skilled in governing the army, fought bravely, and made many military achievements for the Chu state, always serving as the commander-in-chief of the Chu state. His son Cheng Daxin is also a famous general of the state of Chu.

⑤ Originating from taking the name of a town as a surname. During the Spring and Autumn period, both Zhou and Lu had Chengyi. Zhou Chengyi was located in Luoyang City, Henan Province, and Lu Chengyi was located 90 miles northeast of Ningyang County, Shandong Province. These two places were used by the high-ranking officials as food towns, and some of their descendants became surnames.

The county names with the surname Cheng mainly include Hongnong County and Shanggu County. Shanggu Commandery: Established during the Warring States period in the early state of Yan. The capital of Shanggu County in the Qin Dynasty was located in Juyang (now southeast of Huailai County, Hebei Province). Its jurisdiction is equivalent to the area to the east of Zhangjiakou and Xiaowutai Mountain, the west of Yanqing County in Beijing, the inner Great Wall and the north of Changping County.

The main hall names of the Cheng surname are Yongjing Hall. Yongjingtang: During the Spring and Autumn period, Chenghui was a disciple of Confucius who was passed down again and directly studied under Zilu. Always maintain respect when dealing with people and objects. Zilu asked him, and he said, "There are few people who do good deeds (few who do good deeds), and many who slander (many who love to speak ill of others). When you are 70 years old, you often fear the loss of your actions (even if you live to be 70 years old, you are always afraid of making mistakes in your words and actions), so you treat your life with respect (so I always maintain respect for your life)." Zilu nodded and said, "You are really a gentleman!"

The Tang couplets with the surname Cheng mainly include: Nanyang Huizheng (Chengjin); Dongjun Cai Lang (Chenggong Sui). My uncle is divided; Chu Qing Yanxu (Cheng family).

The "Dictionary of Chinese Names" includes 50 cases of Cheng Shi, and the "Dictionary of Chinese Names for All Dynasties" includes 8 cases. The historical figure surnamed Cheng in the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period had Cheng Hui, who was a disciple of the Confucian sect; In the state of Chu, there was an official named Yin Chengde, who was a loyal minister and a father and son named Cheng Daxin; In the Western Jin Dynasty, there was Chenggong Sui, a literary figure; Cheng Gui, during the reign of King Ling of Zhou, served as a high-ranking official in the Yi region; Chu State

In the state of Chu, there was Chengjia, also known as Zikong, who served as the commander-in-chief during the reign of King Mu of Chu; In the Han Dynasty, there was Chengfeng, which was similar to Huan Yu and others in discussing the Five Classics but different from the White Tiger View; During the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms, there was Chengji, the crown prince, who was appointed as a person; During the Tang Dynasty, there was Cheng Boyu, a scholar of classics; In the Ming Dynasty, there was a Minister of Rites named Cheng Jiming; In the Qing Dynasty, there was Cheng Kegong, a Grand Secretary of the Secretariat.

According to the seventh national census, there are 81260 people surnamed Cheng in Shanxi Province, 12909 people in Linfen City, and 841 people in Hongdong County.

The ancestral deity with the surname Cheng is enshrined in the No. 1 altar of the Great Huai Tree Ancestral Worship Hall.

The genealogy of the Cheng surname mainly includes: "Ten Chapters of the Jilin Cheng Family Genealogy" (North Map of Jilin City (copy); "Jiangsu Baoying Cheng Clan Genealogy without Division" (United States); "Three Volumes of the Xinghua Cheng Clan Genealogy in Jiangsu" (Harbin Normal University, Jilin University); "Four volumes of the genealogy of the ancient Yu Jinlei Cheng family in Shangyu, Zhejiang" (north picture of Nankai University in Zhejiang); "The Genealogy of the Cheng Clan in Xinzhou, Hubei Province, Volume Three" (incomplete) from Xinjie Township, Xinzhou County, Hubei Province; "Continuation of the Genealogy of the Cheng Clan in Ningxiang, Hunan, Volume 24, Volume 1 and Volume 2" (Hunan Map (preserved in Volume 1 and 2, Volume 1 and 2); "The Fourth Revised Genealogy of the Cheng Clan in Ningxiang, Hunan Province, Volume 1" (Hunan Map (Volume 12-16, Volume 22-25, Volume 1); "The Third Revised Genealogy of the Cheng Clan in Xiangxiang, Hunan Province, Volume 26, Volume 1, Volume 2" (Hebei University); "The Genealogy of the Cheng Clan, Volume 18, Volume 1, Volume 3, and Volume 4 of the Genealogy Map" (Jilin University).

"Generation: In the third year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty, Chengyin compiled the" Genealogy of the Cheng Family ". The genealogy of a branch of the Cheng family in Songjiang, Jiangsu:" Yunfang Yongke, Tianming Zhaoliang, Renshou Zhining, Pi Xianjun. "

Migration: In the fourth year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty, the founder of the Cheng family in Puyang migrated from Hongdong, Shanxi to Haoxianglou Village in Puyang City; The founder of the Dagang Cheng family migrated from Hongdong, Shanxi to Zhongwang Village, Dagang District, Tianjin during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.

The ancestor of the Zouping Cheng family moved from Hongdong, Shanxi to Nancheng, Zouping County, Shandong Province in the early Ming Dynasty; The founder of the Changle Cheng family moved from Hongdong, Shanxi to Chengjiazhuang, Changle County, Shandong Province in the early Ming Dynasty.

 
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