There are ***18 surnames starting with B:

Bai (bái), Baili (bǐ i lǐ), Bai (bǐ i), Ban (bān), Bao (bāo), Bao (b? o), Bao (b? o), and Bao (b? o).

descendants of the same ancestor are called clans. Surnames originated from the names of tribes or tribal leaders. Its main function is to distinguish the descendants of different clans in the tribe and facilitate the intermarriage between different clans.

Therefore, the emergence of surnames marks the change from group marriage system to consanguineous marriage system, which is an important milestone in the progress of human civilization.

Origin of surnames:

The origin of surnames can be traced back to the matriarchal clan system in primitive human society, so many ancient surnames in China are beside or at the bottom of female characters. Surname is a specific symbol to distinguish clans, such as the name of a tribe or the name of a tribal leader.

There are eight famous surnames in ancient China: Ji, Yao, Yi, Yi, Jiang, Ying, Wa and Yi.