Each surname among the hundreds of family surnames has its origin. Below I have compiled the origin of the surname Zheng among the hundreds of family surnames. I hope it can help you!
Zheng's surname:
[Surname Source] "New Book of Tang Dynasty: Lineage List of Prime Ministers" records that King Xuan of Zhou granted his mother and brother friends to Zheng, and when Han destroyed Zheng, his descendants moved to Chen and Song Between them, the country is the surname. According to research, the surname Zheng comes from the Zhou Gong clan, and the ancestor of the surname was Zheng Huan Gong of the Zheng State in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Zhou Dynasty, King Xuan of Zhou granted his younger brother and his friends food and food to Zheng (today's Zhengxian County, Henan Province). After the establishment of the Zheng State, he was called Zheng Huan Gong. Duke Huan's son Zheng Wu Gong followed Jin Wenhou to assist King Zhou Ping in moving eastward to Luoyang and established the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The State of Zheng also moved eastward to between Hao (now Mi County, Henan) and Dongguo (now northeast of Xingyang, Henan). Hou Hao and Dongguo were annexed by Wu Gong by force, which enabled the State of Zheng to continue to expand and become a powerful country in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, the State of Zheng was destroyed by Han. The people of Zheng missed their homeland, so they took the original name of the country "Zheng" as their surname.
[Jun Wang] Xingyang County, now Xingyang County, Henan Province.
[Town name] Xingyang Hall.
〔Tanglian〕Special hall couplet for the surname Zheng:
The family of poetry and etiquette has a long-standing reputation
Xingyang Shizechang
The first couplet refers to Zheng Xuan, a classics scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Zheng Xuan school of Confucian classics is known as "Zheng Xue", also known as "Tong Xue". It is called a learned man by later generations and has many works. "Xingyang" in the second line is the place where the Zheng family has lived for many generations and has produced many famous people. Zheng looks out to Xingyang.
[Migration] According to the "Genealogy of the Zheng Family" in Bankeng Township, Tongren District, Dabu County, Huan Gong, the ancestor of the Zheng family, was passed down to the 41st generation grandson Zheng Zhao, whose courtesy name was Yuan Zhi, who entered the country in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In Fujian, he served as the magistrate of Jin'an County and the prefect of Jian'an. He was the ancestor of Xingyang who crossed the river into Fujian. It is passed down to the fifty-fifth generation of Duke Xu, whose courtesy name was Shumin and whose name was Dehui. He gave birth to five sons: Qi, Jin, Nao, Di and Sui. The fifth son *** gave birth to thirteen grandchildren. Among them, Zheng Lu (son of Di), Zheng Zhuang (son of Nao), and Zheng Shu (son of Sui) resigned from their official posts during the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty and returned to their ancestral home, Hou Guan (now Fuzhou). They then moved to Yongtai, and then to Nanhushan, Putian, where they were built. He lectures at "Hushan Book Hall" and is known as the "Three Mr. Nanhu". Zheng Lu was passed down to the seventeenth generation Duke Zhongren, who moved to Zhengshan, Hexi, Nanjing County, Fujian, and was established as the first generation. When the sixth generation was Sanyang Gong, he gave birth to a son, Wenchang, and built the "Sanyang Gong Temple" in Fenglin Village. Duke Wenchang gave birth to two sons: Chaogui and Chaoxian. Chaoxiangong gave birth to five sons. The second son, Zunhuagong, moved from Sifenglin Village in Nanjing County and Xixi to Dabu Tongren Dechangkeng Township (today's Yaobankeng, Huliao River) in the late Ming Dynasty and settled in Dabu Tongren Dechangkeng Township (today's Yaobankeng, Huliao River), and he was the ancestor. According to the "Xingyang Genealogy" of Wenfu Village in Chayang, the ancestor Huan Gong passed down to the 58th generation Zheng Xia, named Jiefu, and his ancestral home is Fuqing County, Fujian. It was passed down to the 70th generation of the Qing Dynasty that he was the prime minister of Lizong in the Southern Song Dynasty. He married nine wives and gave birth to eighteen sons (including Mrs. Xiao's five sons: Zi Qian, Zi Quan, Zi Zhu, Zi (钅管), and Zi Lian). Move to various places. During the rebellion of the Song Dynasty, Zi Zhugong protected Xiao's mother from Zhejiang and moved to Meixi Village in Shanghang, Fujian Province (now Long'an Village in Yongding County), making the Duke of the Qing Dynasty the first ancestor. After that, Grandma Xiao and Sun Nianwulang took refuge in Xiaojing (Chayang Taining Village) in Chaoyang. During the Yuan Dynasty, Duke Ding (Guilan) of the fifth generation moved from Yongding to Xiaojing. Ding Gong gave birth to five sons: You are generous, you are kind, you are happy, you are happy, and you are loyal. The eldest son stayed here while the rest moved away. Mr. Yourong gave birth to three sons: Zhifu, Xinfu and Yifu. Mr. Xinfu gave birth to three sons. The third son, Delu Gong, moved to Maoping Huangfu (now Wenfu) village in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1930) to establish the foundation. In addition, the genealogy of the Zheng family in Chengkeng, Guangde, states that the ancestor opened a fruit shop at the entrance of Xiashuimen Lane, south gate of Chaozhou, and lived in Zhengjia Lane, Chaocheng. It was passed down to the 10th Duke Jiyang (60th generation in total). Taba Bacheng (the second son of the Duke of Xiu Province) was a Jinshi at the age of 18. He lost his parents when he was young and was raised by his sister-in-law. Later, he fled the chaos during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573-162) and settled in Guangde Chengkeng Tanjiao.
〔Distribution〕Dabu Zheng surname is distributed in Chayang, Pingyuan, Guangde, Huliao, Guye and other places, with an agricultural population of about 6,000.
Distribution is as follows:
Chayang Dima Mashawan, moved from Chayang Dajue, now passed down to the 31st generation, 13 people.
Chayang Maoping Wenfu moved to Chayang Taining from Long'an Village in Yongding. It has been passed down to the 31st generation, with 869 people.
Chayang Dima Masha Bay was moved from Chayang Dajue, and it has been passed down to the 29th generation, with 19 people.
Chayang Yankeng was moved from Yaobankeng of Huliao River. It was passed down to the 17th century with 297 people.
West Lake Shang Village in Chayang was moved from Taining in Chayang and has been passed down to the 28th generation with 18 people.
Chayang Zuobi Qingkeng was moved from Chayang Ancient Village and is now passed down to the 28th generation with 310 people.
Chayang Meilin Zhengxiaba was moved from Chayang Dajue and is now passed down to the 23rd generation with 20 people.
Chayang Dajue Shejiao was moved from Chayang Ancient Village and has been passed down to the 31st generation with 645 people.
Chayang Dajue Dachangkeng was moved from Chayang Ancient Village and has been passed down to the 31st generation with 555 people.
The Chayang group is located in Fugang and Dingshang. They were the people who migrated westward from Chayang City. Today, there are 47 people in the 26th generation.
The Chayang group, located in Fuggang and Dingshang, moved from Fuyang, Chaozhou, and has been passed down to the 26th generation, with 47 people.