1. The distant ancestor can be traced back to Boyi, the leader of Dongyi tribe in Shun Di period. Boyi was given a surname by Shun Di for his meritorious service in water control. One of his descendants is Huang, who founded the State of Huang in Huangchuan, Henan at the end of Shang Dynasty and the beginning of Zhou Dynasty.
2. Other Han surnames were changed to Huang surnames: In ancient times, Huang and Wang had the same pronunciation, so some Wang Xingren changed to Huang surnames.