East (d) ō Ng) Surname
The lineage is inherited from Dayu, with the founder being Donglou Gong and Dongbu Shi. The ancestors of the Dong 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 concentrate on relocating the Hongdong Great Huai Tree to other places. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, their descendants were distributed in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, and other places.
The earliest record of the Dong surname can be found in the Surname Garden of the Southern Song Dynasty.
There are four main sources of surnames:
① Originating from surnames based on location. There are surnames based on location in our country, including East, West, and South surnames, and North surnames in Goryeo.
② Derived from the surname of ancestors. During the reign of Emperor Shun in ancient times, he had seven good friends. These seven people were friends of the same generation with Shun and did not want to be officials. Shun did not force them, but often consulted them on the ways of governing the country and treated their guests with courtesy. They were known as wise friends in the world. Among these seven wise men, the largest one is called Dong Bu Shi. Legend has it that he is a descendant of Fuxi. Among the seven wise men with the highest moral and ethical views, he is the highest, and his descendants take his name Dong as their surname.
③ Originating from the descendants of Yu the Great. When King Wu of the early Zhou Dynasty enfeoffed the descendants of the sages of the previous dynasty, the descendant of Dayu, Donglou Gong, was granted the state of Qi. Among the descendants of Donglou Gong, there was a branch that took the Dong character in his name as their surname.
④ Derived from the compound surname Dongfang. Among the descendants of the East with the compound surname, some people simplified the Fang character to the East surname.
The county titles of the Eastern surname mainly include Pingyuan County. Pingyuan Commandery: Established in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC). Equivalent to the northwest region of Shandong Province today. The capital is located in the south of Pingyuan County, Shandong Province today. The capital of the Sui Dynasty was moved to Ling County, Shandong Province.
The main hall names of the Eastern surname include Youshun Hall and Yulin Hall. Yulin Hall: In the Ming Dynasty, he rose to the east and was knowledgeable and capable of writing. He taught his children well and gave birth to four sons, and three of them became successful candidates for the imperial examination. People call him "Yulin Fengqun, a family of aristocratic families."
The Tang couplets of the Eastern surname mainly include: Guanzhong Huazhou (Donglianghui); Yulin (Dongsheng) of the Ming Dynasty. Yu Tingbin You (Dong Buzi); Han Zhonglang (Dongfu).
The "Dictionary of Names in Chinese History" includes 46 cases of the Dong family. Among the Seven Friends of Shun, a historical figure surnamed Dong, there was Dong Bu Shi; During the Han Dynasty, there was a great general named Dongguanxiang; In the Yuan Dynasty, there were Donglianghui and Gongchang people; In the Ming Dynasty, there was an imperial censor named Dongxiao.
According to the seventh national census, there are 410 people surnamed Dong in Shanxi Province, 18 people in Linfen City, and 3 people in Hongdong County.
The ancestral deity of the Eastern surname is enshrined in the No. 1 altar of the Great Huai Tree Ancestral Worship Hall.