Mou family

Surname Mou

The Mou surname is widely distributed in China, especially in Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Liaoning and other provinces.

The population of Mu family ranks 149 in China.

From ancient times to the present, there are many famous people surnamed Mou, including Mou Jiaxin, Mou Chang, Mou Rong, Mou Xinsheng, Mou Daming, Mou Zhongzhong, etc.

There are three pronunciations of Mou's surname: 1. M ù (the pronunciation has been handed down from generation to generation, and the tone of Qusheng has not changed with the dialect habit in southwest dialect area). This pronunciation has existed since the enfeoffment of Muzi, and it is distributed in Shandong, Chongqing, Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou, Hunan, Fujian and northeast provinces. 2. M ó u is mainly distributed in Chongqing, Sichuan, Fujian and Guizhou. Ethnic minorities also have the surname mu, which is pronounced "m ó U". 3. M ū (pronounced in some Han dialect areas) is mainly distributed in Heilongjiang Province.

Historical development

The ancestor of the surname de

During the spring and Autumn period, the state of Qi and the state of Lu were constantly in friction, and the state of Mou was caught between the big powers and was forced to move to the northeast. In the fifth year of Xiexin (the 15th year of Jianghuan of Qi linggong, 567 BC), Qi linggong defeated Lai kingdom in the East (today's Shandong Longkou area) and today's Yantai area into Qi's sphere of influence. Qi turned around and expanded to the west, constantly attacking the northern border area of Lu. A series of wars such as "city war", "defense war" and "Cui Zhu attacking Lu" broke out between Qi and Lu . In order to attack the state of Lu and fight against the state of Wu allied with the state of Lu, during the 14th-24th year of King Ling of Zhou (558-548 B.C.), Duke Ling of Qi moved Muzi, who had moved to the northeast to the edge of Yingqiu (now Linzi, Zibo, Shandong Province), eastward to the areas of Muping District and Fushan District in Yantai City, Shandong Province However, at the end of the spring and Autumn period, the state of Muzi was still swallowed up by the state of Qi. Later, it was called Muping. After the subjugation, some descendants took the name of their homeland as their surname, which was called Mou's, and was called Mou's Orthodox in history. Later, Mu Xin, a senior official of the state of Qi in the Warring States period, recorded in the historical records of Tian Jingzhong's family, and Mou Chang, an important official, a Confucian scholar, and a native of Anqiu in Beihai, recorded in the biography of Mou Rong in the later Han Dynasty, are all descendants of the royal family of Mu Zi. Obviously, among the descendants of binmujia, they must follow the surname of their forefathers, called binmujia. Later, they changed their surnames to binmujia and moujia. They passed down from generation to generation, but binmujia's multiple surnames disappeared instead. The correct pronunciation of this branch is "m" (ㄇㄨ).

Most of the Mou people respect Zhu Rong and Lu Zhong as the ancestors of the de surname. The correct pronunciation of this branch is "m" (ㄇㄨ).

Origin of surname

Originating from the surname Ji, it comes from the fiefdom granted to the fire god Zhu Rong in the Zhou Dynasty. It takes the name of the state as its surname. According to the records in the historical books "a textual research on surnames", "a compilation of Yuanhe surnames" and "a general introduction to customs", it is said that "after Zhu Rong, the surname of Mu Zi state was Yan." Zhu Rong was the official position in charge of fire in ancient times. At first, he was the great sun Chongli of Zhuanxu. Zhurong, also known as huozheng, was named zhurong by DIHE because of his great achievements in Chongli. When Chongli attacked the Gonggong family, he was killed by the emperor because he didn't kill all the Gonggong family. Later, the emperor ordered his younger brother Wu Hui to succeed him and return to huozheng as Zhu Rong. Wu Hui gave birth to Lu Zhong, who inherited the post of huozheng, also known as Zhu Rong. At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou granted Zhu Rong to mu (now zhaojiaquan village, Xinzhuang Town, Laiwu City, Shandong Province) as a small vassal state and viscount in that period.

It comes from the surname of Feng. According to the biography of scholars in the book of the later Han Dynasty, Mou Chang was first granted the title of Mou, who took the place as his surname.

It originated from other ethnic minorities and belongs to the Han nationality. Today, the Yi, Tujia, Korean, Hani and other ethnic minorities all have the Mou family. Most of their origins came from the Jimi policy and the movement of returning the land to Liu implemented by the central government in the Tang, song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Liu was changed to the Han Mu family, which has been handed down from generation to generation.

Originating from the official position, it comes from cenmu, an official in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and takes the official title as his surname. CEN Mou, cen Xun, originally refers to the armor worn by the drummers in the honor guard. Drummers, just like today's military band, wearing Cen mu, have distinctive armour, awe inspiring and good air, so they are also commonly known as "Cen Mu". This is recorded in the historical book "general history annals": "Cen Mou, the drum horn scholar Zhou also. "It's like a sword."

Among the descendants of Cen Mou, there are those who take the official position of their ancestors as their surname, which is called Cen Mou's family. Later, they were changed into Cen's family and Mou's family, which have been handed down from generation to generation. The correct pronunciation of this branch is "m" (ㄇㄨ).

Originated from the place name, it comes from binmujia in the late spring and Autumn period and takes the ancestor's name as the surname. The binmou family is a compound surname of a clan in ancient times. It is recorded in the ancient book Guangyun: "bin mu, Fuxing, Sanshi, and there is Bin Mujia in the book of rites." Binmujia, a figure in the late spring and Autumn period, was a senior official of the Zhou royal family, who was at the same time as Confucius. Because binmujia was proficient in music and etiquette, Confucius once called him "my son". "My son" does not mean "my son" or "my younger generation". It is a kind of honorific title that scholars and officials in the spring and Autumn Period respected each other very much. It is also a kind of honorific title that students respected teachers. Before binmujia, there was no record of this compound surname in historical records.

Originating from the surname Ji, it comes from the state of genmu in the spring and Autumn period and takes the family name of the state as its surname. In the historical book biography of Donglai sages, there is a record of Cao Mu's family, whose representative is Cao mujunqing, the governor of Yanzhou and a native of Pingchang in the southern and Northern Dynasties. In the spring and Autumn period, there was a state of genmu on the border of the state of Lu. It is said that it was the descendant of Zhuanxu. It was a small state with the surname of Ji and the surname of Cao. The Viscount had a territory of less than 50 Li. The state was all in genmu (now Southeast of Yinan, Shandong). In the seventh year of Jiyu, king of Zhou Dynasty (the ninth year of Jihui, Duke of Lu Xuan, 600 BC), genmu kingdom was swallowed up by Duke of Lu Xuan.

Among the descendants of the genmu king family after the fall of the state, there were those who took the surname of the state and the name of the state as their surname, named Cao mu. Later, the provincial Wenjian was changed to the single surname of Cao and mu, which has been handed down from generation to generation. The correct pronunciation of this branch is "m" (ㄇㄨ).

Originating from the Dongyi nationality, it comes from the xianmou state in the period of merchants and takes the name of the state as its surname. Xianmou is an ancient country among the ancient Dongyi people. It is said that it is the descendant of zhurong. In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, there was xianmou state established by Dongyi people. At that time, xianmou state was in the south of Shandong Peninsula, with the east facing the sea, the state of Ju in the north and the state of Lu in the West.

In the seventh year of Jisheng reign of King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty (1096 BC, to be examined), King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty began to take charge of the state. In Qiyang (now the southern part of Qishan mountain in Baoji, Shaanxi Province), he called all the princes to form a league to establish his own authority. At that time, Chu and xianmou also participated in the meeting. Because xianmou people are huozheng, after Zhu Rong, they are responsible for the fire of worshiping gods. However, King Cheng of Zhou thought that Chu and xianmou were small barbaric States, which could not be compared with the princes and princes, so he refused to form an alliance with them. This is recorded in the ancient book Guoyu Jinyu: "the princes of Chengwang League were in Qiyang, and Chu was jingman. They set Maohe, set Wangbiao, and fought with xianmou shouliao, so they didn't join the league." After xianmou state was destroyed by Ju state, the specific time of being destroyed is not clearly recorded in historical records. In the early spring and Autumn period, the state of Ju moved from Jidi (now Qingzhou, Weifang, Shandong Province) to Judi (now Juxian, Rizhao, Shandong Province). It became stronger and stronger. It continued to ally with Qi, Lu, Jin and other big powers. It also continued to wage wars against the surrounding small countries and annexed some small vassal states. Xianmou was the disaster of toppling at this time.

After the demise of Xianmu, some royal descendants and people took the name of their country as their surname and called it Xianmu. Later, some people changed their surnames to Xianmu and Mou in the provincial bamboo slips, which have been handed down from generation to generation. The correct pronunciation of this branch is "m" (ㄇㄨ).

Originating from the Ji surname, it comes from the places of mulou and genmu in the Qi State in the spring and Autumn period, and takes the name of Ju Yi as the surname. Moulou and genmu were the two cities of Qi State in the spring and Autumn period, which were successively occupied by Ju state. It is recorded in the historical book the fourth year of Yin Gong in the spring and Autumn Period: "Ju people cut down Qi and took Mou Lou." It is also recorded in the ninth year of Xuangong in Zuozhuan: "Ju took root in Mu." Moulou is located in the upper reaches of Weishui River in Shandong Province, while genmu is located in the upper reaches of Shuhe River in Shandong Province. It belongs to the ancient Mu kingdom in the Yin and Shang Dynasties and the Qi kingdom in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the first year of Jilin, King Huan of Zhou Dynasty (the 32nd year of qiwugong, 719 BC), the state of Ju under the rule of Mu Gong of Ju Ao sent troops to occupy the land of mulou. Later, in the 7th year of Jiyu, King Ding of Zhou Dynasty (the 9th year of Zhuji, Duke Qiu of Juqu, the 37th year of sigureng, Duke Huan of Qi, 600 BC), it annexed genmu.

The people of Qi who lost their country's capital took the original name of the capital as their surname, and called them mulou and genmu. For example, genmuzi, the sage of the six kingdoms, wrote seven books. After the moulou and genmu families, they changed their surnames to the single surname Moushi, Loushi and genshi, which have been handed down from generation to generation. The correct pronunciation of this branch is "m" (ㄇㄨ).

Originating from the surname MI, it comes from the family of MIMU in the state of Chu during the Warring States period and takes the name of Fengyi as the surname. The MIMU family is a compound surname derived from the MI family, an aristocrat of the state of Chu. It was born at the same time as the ruo'ao family. Because it was granted residence in MIMU (now Chengdu, Sichuan), all of its descendants were called the MIMU family. Later, the provincial text bamboo slips were changed to the single surname. However, the details need further research.

Originating from the Ji surname, it comes from Sima MIMU, a senior official of the state of Jin in the spring and Autumn period. It takes the ancestor's name as the surname. In the spring and Autumn period, there was a place in the state of Jin called Wu (now Jiexiu, Shanxi). In the autumn of the sixth year of King Jing's Jigao (the twelfth year of Duke Qingji's abandonment of illness, 514 B.C.), Duke Qinggong of Jin sent Sima MIMU, a senior official, to govern Wu.

Among the descendants of Sima MIMU, some took their ancestors' official titles as their surnames, called Sima's; some took their ancestors' official names as their surnames, called Wu's; and some of the common people took their ancestors' official titles as their surnames

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