The origin of "Huang" surname

Huang surname is one of the ancient surnames in China, and its main root is in the ancient Huang State (now Huangchuan County, Xinyang District, Henan Province). There are three sources of Huang surname.

1, from Won surname. During the reign of Emperor Shun, the leader of Dongyi tribe was Boyi, a descendant of Emperor Zhuan Xu. Because of his contribution to Dayu's water control, he was named Won by Shun Di. According to legend, there are 65,438+04 descendants of Boyi, namely Xu, Tan, Ju, Yun Yan, Tu Qiu, Huang, Jiang, Xiu Yu, Fei Lian, Qin and Zhao, which are collectively called the 14th Won Family.

Among them, Huang established the State of Huang in Huangchuan, Henan at the end of Shang Dynasty and the beginning of Zhou Dynasty, and was made a viscount by Zhou Dynasty, also known as Huang. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu dominated the world, and only Huang and Sui dared to compete with it. In 648 BC, Huang was destroyed by the State of Chu. After the national subjugation, the descendants of the State of Huang took the country name as their surname and became Huang.

2. Late Jin people. Taiqian is a descendant of Jintian in ancient Shao Hao. He was the first water official in all previous dynasties, and was named Fenchuan in Zhuan Xu, and was honored as the god of Fenshui by later generations. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Taiqian's descendants established Shen, Yi, Qi and Huang, which were later destroyed by the State of Jin. Among them, the descendants of Huang Guogong took the country as their surname and became the surname of Huang.

3. The brutal war originated in the ancient south of China. "The Book of the New Tang Dynasty" contains "Tan Guan (in Guangxi) surnamed Huang. Don Juan, Shao Qing, Shao Gao, Shao Wenye. " In fact, this Huang is a descendant of Huang adherents.