Zang (z) ā Ng) Surname
It belongs to the Chengji family, with the ancestors Zang Qu and Zi Zang, and is the 215th contemporary surname in China. The ancestors of the Zang 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, Shaanxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Shanxi, and other places.
The record of the Zang surname was first seen in the "Qian Fu Lun" of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
There are two main sources of surnames:
① Derived from the surname Ji. According to the "Genealogy Summary" and "Identification of Ancient and Modern Surnames" in the "Tongzhi", during the Spring and Autumn Period, the son of Duke Xiaogong of Lu, Qun, was granted the title of Zang Yi and was known as Zang Qun. He inherited the lineage of Lu Qing, and some of his descendants had the surname Zang.
② Originating from taking ancestral characters as surnames. According to the "Surname Garden", the son of Duke Hui of Lu was named Xin, with the courtesy name Zizang. His descendants took his ancestor's courtesy name Zang as their surname.
The county titles of the Zang surname mainly include Donghai County and Dongguan County. There are two places in Donghai County:
① Originally Xue Commandery in the Qin Dynasty, it was renamed Donghai Commandery in the early Han Dynasty, located in the area of Tancheng, Shandong Province today.
② The Donghai Commandery during the Eastern Wei and Sui and Tang dynasties was equivalent to the area east of Donghai County and north of the Huai River in present-day Jiangsu Province.
The main hall names of the Zang surname include Langlingtang. Langlingtang: During the Later Han Dynasty, Zang Junweng rose up with Emperor Guangwu and fought bravely with remarkable achievements. He was granted the title of Marquis of Langling, and the court also painted his portrait in Yuntai Pavilion, along with 28 meritorious officials.
The Tang couplets with the surname Zang mainly include: Zhishi Quanyi (Zang Hong); Governor Nengjun (Zang Zhi). Xu Xiaomu's student Ying Ruimeng (Zang family); Lu Yibao planned to leave the orphan (Zang family). Gao Dingming Zhen (Zang Aibo); Yuntai Merit (Zang Palace).
The "Dictionary of Chinese Names" includes 38 cases of Zang clan, and the "Dictionary of Chinese Names of All Dynasties" includes 51 cases. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was Zang Xibo in the state of Lu, a historical figure with the surname Zang; In the late Han Dynasty, there was a great general named Zang Hong who served as the governor of Qingzhou and the governor of Dongjun; During the Warring States period, the state of Lu had Zangcang; In the Western Han Dynasty, there was Zang Tu, the King of Yan, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was Zang Palace and the people of Han Jia; During the Southern Song Dynasty, there were brothers Zang Xi and Zang Tao, both from Ju; In the Song Dynasty, there was Zang Bing, a famous figure and the governor of Jiangling; In the Ming Dynasty, there were literary figures such as Zang Jinshu, Zang Weiyi, Zang Erling's father and son, and people from Zhucheng; In the Qing Dynasty, there were philologist Zang Lin and Confucian scholar Zang Yong.
According to the seventh national census, there are 6496 people surnamed Zang in Shanxi Province, 949 in Linfen City, and 37 in Hongdong County.
The ancestral deity with the surname Zang is enshrined in the fourth altar of the Great Huai Tree Ancestral Worship Hall.
The genealogy of the Zang family mainly includes: "Eight volumes of the Zang family genealogy in Jinsha Hutou, Nantong, Jiangsu" (Hebei University); "Twelve Volumes of Zang Clan Genealogy in Wujin, Jiangsu" (North Library History Institute); "Twelve Volumes of the Genealogy of the Zang Clan in Fenyang, Tonglu, Zhejiang" (Hebei University); "The Genealogy of Zang Clan in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, Volume □" (Jiapu Middle School, Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, volumes 1, 2, 5-12); The Zang Clan Genealogy (North Map).
In the 22nd year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty, Zang Chunrong compiled the "Genealogy of the Zang Clan". The genealogy of a Zang surname in Yanzhou, Shandong was as follows: "The genealogy of the family began with the beginning of the genealogy, with kindness, filial piety, and respect, and the door was transformed into a thousand yuan, and with the utmost care." In the 13th year of the Republic of China, Zang Aolin, Zang Fusheng, and others compiled the "Genealogy of the Zang Clan". The genealogy of a Zang surname in Wujin, Jiangsu was as follows: "Kechang Shide, originally established as a Daosheng, filial piety and fraternity are the principles, Pizhen
Migration: The ancestors of the Zang clan in Dacheng migrated from Hongdong, Shanxi to Xiaoshao Village in Litan Town, Dacheng County in the early Ming Dynasty; Another ancestor of the Zang family in Dacheng moved from Hongdong, Shanxi to Zangtun Village and Zangzhuangzi Village in Zangtun Township, Dacheng County in the second year of Ming Yongle; The founder of the Yanggu Zang family moved from Hongdong, Shanxi to Zangzhuang Village, Gaomiaowang Township, Yanggu County in the Hongwu year of the Ming Dynasty. The ancestor of the Zang clan in Shen County moved from Hongdong, Shanxi to Zangtun, Shen County, Shandong Province in the early Ming Dynasty; The founder of the Dongchang Zang clan moved from Hongdong in Shanxi to Beizang in Dongchang, Shandong Province in the Hongwu year of the Ming Dynasty; The founder of the Zang family in Dezhou moved from Hongdong, Shanxi to Zangzhuang, Pingyuan County, Dezhou, Shandong Province during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.