1, mainly from Lu's Ji surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the son of the monarch of the State of Lu had a descendant who was sealed in Fan County, Henan Province, and his descendant was, this is the origin of modern Qin surname in China. Representative figures are Qin Yueren (Bian Que), Qin Kai and Qin Wuyang.
It originated from Zhao. Zhao is the surname after the imperial clan. Zhao appeared in the Mu King's era in the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty, but in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, a branch of Zhao's family established the State of Qin (Zhao's direct family established Zhao at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period). Therefore, in history, the monarchs of Qin, like the monarchs of Zhao, were all surnamed Zhao. Just because the monarchs at that time had a specific and special address pattern, the fact that the Qin monarch was surnamed Zhao became almost a cold knowledge in modern times, which was far less than that of Zhao and Song emperors.
After the demise of the Qin Dynasty, some members of the royal family missed their motherland and changed their surnames from Zhao to Qin. The historical data of the Tang Dynasty, Yuan He's usurpation of the throne, records: "Boyi was born a grandson, Zhou was named Qin, and Longxi Qin Pavilion was also established. The emperor destroyed the six countries, Zi Ying surrendered to Han, and the descendants took the country as their surname. "
3. Descendants of the ancient Romans in the Han and Jin Dynasties, some people from the Roman Empire who came to China stayed and never returned to China. Their descendants took their country name as their surname in the process of sinicization (ancient Rome was called Daqin in Han Dynasty), which is also a source of modern Qin surname in China.
4. Ethnic Minorities In the process of ethnic integration of the Chinese nation for more than 2,000 years, many ethnic minorities changed their surnames to the Han nationality, including Qin.