What is the origin and history of Yin surname?

Originated from the ancestors of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Yi Yin and Guanyin.

Yi Yin, also known as Shiyi, recorded Hua Qing Jian as "Shu Yi". He was ordered to observe astronomy, make calendars and record Zhou Wang's words and deeds and world events. After Yi Yin, "Zuo Shu Yin" became a bureaucracy established by Shang Dynasty in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the palace, it was subordinate to the court historian, responsible for drafting documents for Zhou Tianzi, presiding over princes and Qing Dafu, and concurrently serving as a priest.

In the late Western Zhou Dynasty, Yin was usually called "internal history", and the internal history belonged to Taishiliao, and Yin was the leader of Taishiliao. After the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Yin followed eastward and gained a fief, which was called the capital of the Zhou Dynasty. In 5 16 BC, Yin was defeated and perished, and China people took Yin as their surname.

History:

According to the genealogy "The Origin and Rhyme of Surnames" written by Zhang Jiuling in the Tang Dynasty, he was a descendant of the ancient river tribe and the leader of the ancient Dongyi nationality. Yin is the son, in charge, sealed in, and later generations take Yin as their surname.

Another genealogical work in the Tang Dynasty, Yuan He Shi Bian, recorded that the Shao Hao family took the "Xuanniao" as the totem, and this origin can also be understood as taking the totem as the surname.

Population distribution:

In the Song Dynasty, there were about 265,438+100000 people, accounting for 0.27% of the national population, and the surname ranked 72nd. At that time, the largest province of Yin surname was Henan, accounting for about 22.8% of the total population of Yin surname in China. The distribution of Yin surname in China is mainly concentrated in Henan, Hunan and Gansu, accounting for 58% of the total population of Yin surname in China, followed by Sichuan, Shandong, Hebei and Jiangxi, accounting for 3 1% of the total population of Yin surname. The distribution of Yin surnames in the whole country spread in all directions centering on Henan.

During the Ming Dynasty, there were 265438+100000 people surnamed Yin, accounting for about 0.22% of the national population, ranking 87th. At that time, the distribution of Yin surnames in China was mainly concentrated in Jiangxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hunan, accounting for about 62% of the total population of Yin surnames in these five provinces, followed by Gansu, Hebei, Sichuan, Hubei, Henan and other provinces, with 32% of Yin surnames in these five provinces. Jiangxi is the largest province with Yin surname, accounting for about 16% of the total population of Yin surname.

In 20 13, the population of Yin was more than 2.2 million, ranking 95th in China, accounting for about 0.26% of the national population. Mainly concentrated in Shandong, Sichuan, Hunan and Liaoning provinces, accounting for about 42% of the total population of Yin; Followed by Hebei, Hubei, Henan, Jiangsu and Yunnan, these five provinces account for about 28%. Shandong is the largest province with Yin surname, and the population of Yin surname accounts for 12% of the total population. Bohai Bay, Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan are the two major gathering places of Yin surname.