Xun (x ú n) surname

Inheriting from the Yellow Emperor, the ancestors were Xun, Xun Bo, and Xun Linfu. The ancestors of the Xun family, who migrated from Pingyang Prefecture, Hongdong County, Zhaocheng County, and other places, were descendants of the Hongdong locust tree in the Ming Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, they were ordered to move to other places, and by the end of the Qing Dynasty, their descendants were distributed in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Shanxi, and other places.

The earliest record of the surname Xun can be found in the Zhou Dynasty's "Shiben".

There are three main sources of surnames:

① Derived from the surname of ancestors. According to the "Shiben", it is said that in ancient times, people built wooden nests and peeled animal skins to make clothes. During the reign of the Yellow Emperor, the Yellow Emperor's consort Xiling's snail ancestor taught the people to breed silkworms, which gave them clothes to wear. However, people still fell their heads and put on their hair. Later, a courtier of the Yellow Emperor named Xun invented the hat, which led to the standardization of people's clothing and earned Xun the title of Marquis. His descendants took his name Xun as their surname, which is the earliest Xun surname.

② Originating from the Ji surname. According to the "Annals of Clans" and "Family Name Garden" records, in the 11th century BC, the son of King Wen of Zhou was enfeoffed in the state of Xun, which is located in present-day Linyi County, Shanxi Province and is known as Xun Bo. Go to the ear and call him Xun Bo. During the Spring and Autumn period, the state of Xun was annexed by the state of Jin, and its descendants took the name Xun as their surname.

③ Originating from using fiefdoms as surnames. According to the "Yuanhe Surname Compilation", after the Jin Dynasty destroyed the state of Xun, its feudal official Ao Yu Xun, whose son Lin Fu took the fiefdom as his surname, was called Xun Lin Fu. He once served as the commander-in-chief of the Jin Dynasty's central army and was in charge of national politics. His descendants later divided into three branches: Xun, Zhongxing, and Zhi, and took charge of the Jin Dynasty's political power, becoming the three most powerful families in the Jin Dynasty, with the Xun family having the most power.

The counties with the surname Xun mainly include Henan County. Henan Commandery: In the second year of Emperor Gaozu of Han (205 AD), the original Sanchuan Commandery was renamed Henan Commandery. Equivalent to the area south of the Yellow River and downstream of the Luo River and Yi River in present-day Henan Province. The capital was located in Luoyang (now northeast of Luoyang City, Henan Province).

The main hall names of the Xun surname are Zuoguntang and Lanlingtang. Lanling Hall: During the Warring States period, Xun Qing was the teacher of King Xiang of Qi. Later, when someone spoke ill of him in front of King Xiang, he went to Chu and became the Lanling magistrate. He detested the political corruption of that time, so he studied Confucianism, Mozi, and other disciplines, which led to the idea of evil nature. The book 'Xunzi' has been passed down through generations.

The main couplets of the Xun surname include: Ba Long Chui Yu (Xun Shu); Four Friends Society Literature (Xun Yong). Two Jade Qi Fang (Xun Rui, Xun Xian); The Eight Dragons are both handsome (Xun Shu). Ironing the body is futile, and the divine injury to Fengqian (Xun Can); Breaking through for help, Gong Gongmei (Xun Song).

[Celebrities] The Dictionary of Chinese Names includes 49 cases of Xunzi, and the Dictionary of Chinese Names in Past Dynasties includes 13 cases. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were historical figures surnamed Xun, including the Jin Dynasty official Xun Xi; During the Three Kingdoms period, Wei had a strategist named Xun Yu and a Shangshu official named Xun You; During the Warring States period, the state of Zhao had Xun Kuang, who was revered by the people and given the title Xun Qing. He wrote the book 'Xun Zi'; In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were scholars of classics such as Xun Shuang and historians such as Xun Yue; In the Jin Dynasty, there was Xun Guan; In the Northern Qi Dynasty, there was Xun Zhongju, a native of Yingchuan, and also Xun Shixun, a deputy minister of the Imperial Secretariat.

According to the seventh national census, there are 7253 people surnamed Xun in Shanxi Province, 4497 in Linfen City, and 33 in Hongdong County.

The ancestral shrine of the Xun surname is enshrined in the third altar of the Ancestral Hall on the Great Huai Tree.