The surname culture of the surname Zou, how did the surname Zou come about

There are two ** branches with the surname Zou, one is from the State of Yi (also known as the State of Zou) in the Spring and Autumn Period about 3,000 years ago, and the other is from the Song State of the same period.

The first branch of the Zou family: According to the records on the "Surname Strategy", the surname Zou came from the country of Lou and was a descendant of Emperor Zhuan. The country of Lou, also known as the country of Lu, was the king of Zhou Wu after the world was conquered, and was given to the descendants of Emperor Zhuan, which was attached to the state of Lu, and was renamed Zou by the Duke of Lu Mu during the Warring States Period.

Zou was later destroyed by the Chu State, and the descendants of Zhuan Xuan were scattered all over the country, so they took the name of the old country as their surname, and some of them took the original "Yi" character to stay in Zhu, and took Zhu as their surname.

The second branch of the Zou family: According to the records on the "Yuanhe Surname Compilation", the Zou family came from the surname of the son, and their ancestor was the descendant of the Song Dynasty Gong, who was admitted to the public and ate in Zou Yi, and gave birth to a son Uncle Liang Su, who was called the Zou family, and the Qi State had Zou Yan and Zou Ji. According to the account of "Historical Records of Yin Benji", the Song State was the descendants of Yin Shang, and after the establishment of the Kingdom of King Zhou, they were sealed in the Song Land by King Wu of Zhou to worship Yin Tang.

Later, the descendants of Song Shugong were taking the public food in Zou, and when it was passed to Shu Liang Su, he took the country as his surname Zou, and the famous men of Qi Zou Yan and Zou Ji were the descendants of this family.

The surname Zou, one of the Chinese surnames, ranks 60th among today's Chinese surnames, and there are many origins, one of which originates from the surname Yao, and the surname of Yao is Zou: Emperor Shun Yao. Shun is good at divination**, also known as Yao Shun.

Emperor Shun's descendants of the Yao surname founded the Zou State, which is the earliest Zou State, is the vassal state of the Shang Dynasty, and the name dictionary "Surname Ji": "Zou State, Shun Hou, Yao surname". There are only two main genealogy researches, at the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was a family from the surname of the son, to the Spring and Autumn Period of the examination father, his children and grandchildren ate in Zou Yi, is the main **, is "Yi for the Zou family".

Zou surname. The main sources are: 1. Originated from the surname Yao, Zou surnamed Yao, Emperor Shun.

The surname Yao, the descendants of Emperor Shun, the Yao surname founded the Zou State, which was the earliest Zou State. At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zou country was taken by the Zou people surnamed Cao, and the descendants took the country as their name and called the surname Zou. 2. Originated from the surname Cao, from the Warring States Period, the Lu Mu Office was changed to the Zou State, and it belongs to the name of the country.

3. Originated from the Manchus and came from the Jurchens at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Zou Jiabu, after the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the surnames of the multi-crowned Han were Zou, Group, Tie, etc. The ancestors with the surname are Zhengkao's father, Xuanjing's father, and Mu Gong.

Surnames are signs and symbols that indicate a person's family kinship. Before the advent of surnames, what people used to identify their family and identity. Ancient Chinese surname.

The original ** was based on the primitive religious worship, totem worship and ancestor worship of the Heavenly Dao. The so-called Heavenly Dao is the rule that all things have a sharp key. Primitive totem worship is the root of ancient Chinese surnames. A large number of ancient texts support this view.

Descendants that reproduce from the same ancestor are called clans. Surnames first originated from the name of the tribe or the name of the tribal leader. Its function is mainly to facilitate the identification of the descendants of different clans in the tribe and to facilitate intermarriage between different clans.

Therefore, the birth of surnames marks the transition from group marriage to blood marriage, and is an important milestone in the progress of human civilization.

The surname Zou, one of the Chinese surnames, ranks 60th among the surnames in China today, and there are many origins, one of which originates from the surname Yao, and the surname Zou of Yao Hujin: Emperor Shun Yao. Shun is good at divination**, also known as Yao Shun.

Emperor Shun's descendants of the Yao surname founded the Zou State, which is the earliest Zou State, is the vassal state of the Shang Dynasty, and the name dictionary "Surname Ji": "Zou State, Shun Hou, Yao surname".

History:

During the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, due to the war, the Central Plains scholars moved south, and a part of the Zou clan crossed the river and settled in some places in present-day Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Zheng and Chen Yuan were ordered to enter Fujian to open up Zhangzhou, and brought a part of the Zou retinue to talk about Qi, and later settled in Fujian.

Surname Fame:

Zou Ji: The Zou family was a famous figure in the period of the war, and lobbied King Qi Wei with the drum and piano, and was later appointed as the prime minister. He once persuaded the king of Qi Wei to accept advice, which led to the strengthening of the Qi state. Zou Ji sarcastically admonished the king of Qi.

Zou Yan: also known as Su Yan, a native of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a famous thinker, yin and yang scholar, and scholar. He is pedantic and eloquent, and is called "talking about Tianyan".

The five elements of creation have always said. "Deeply contemplating the news of yin and yang", in order to discuss the transfer of heaven and fortune. Zou Yan's many writings have been scattered.