Are there any cows in the hundred surnames?

The origin of Niu surname:

1, originated from other ethnic minorities.

Belong to Chinese culture, change the surname to surname. At present, there are members of the Niu clan in the Tibetan, Tujia, Dongxiang, Hui, Korean and Yi ethnic groups. Their origin was changed to the Niu clan of Han nationality in the policy of retaining people and the movement of changing the land to the stream promoted by the central government during the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and passed down from generation to generation.

2. From the child's surname

The descendants of Cheng Tang, the founding emperor of Shang Dynasty, were named after their ancestors. The ancestor of the Niu family is Wei Ziqi, the monarch of the early Western Zhou Dynasty (it is said that Wei Zhongyan).

3. From an official standpoint,

Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, the official position of cattle people belongs to official titles. Niuren was an official post established in the Western Zhou Dynasty, responsible for raising cattle, sheep and livestock throughout the country, and then paying tribute to the princes according to the code to ensure their meat and sacrifices.

Niu Ren belongs to the local government department, and his position is doctor. There are also two non-commissioned officers, four corporal, four history, four cheng, and twelve apprentices under Niu, all of whom are very important positions in the two-week period.

4. Starting from changing your surname

From the surname of the surname to the surname of the cow, it belongs to sinicization, and the surname is changed. According to records, during the Three Kingdoms period, the famous Jin Niu of Wei was poisoned by Sima Yi, and the whole family fled. Because his ancestor's name was Yi Liao, his surname was changed. After changing his surname, he changed back to Niu's.

5. From the people

It belongs to vocational skills. Farmers and cows are companions, always inseparable, and some take cows as their surnames; There is a saying in the north, shabu-shabu Niu Yi home; There is also a saying that the ancestors surnamed Niu made a living by herding cattle, so they took occupation as their surname and passed it down from generation to generation.

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