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Surname Meng

The surname Meng originated in Henan and Shandong, and gradually spread to all parts of the country.

There are also some Meng surnames which are Han nationality Meng surnames.

The contemporary population of Meng family has reached more than 3.3 million, ranking 73rd in the country, accounting for about 0.33% of the national population.

Origin of surname

The surname Meng of the Han nationality

Origin and development I

It comes from the surname Zi. It comes from the order of teeth in the Shang Dynasty. It includes Meng, the eldest son of the common family, Meng, the successor to the throne, and Meng, the title of the female brother wait.

According to the Shang ceremony, Bo refers to the eldest son born to his wife; Meng refers to the eldest son born to his wife or concubine. In the ancient book Li Wei, it is clearly recorded that "Di Chang is called Bo, and Shu Chang is called Meng." Therefore, "Meng" has long been used as a sort of appellation of children's Di Shu, which is obviously the main form of children's name.

In the middle and late period of slavery society in ancient China, there was no abdication mode from the Shang Dynasty to the two Zhou Dynasty. The inheritance of the throne had been fixed as "inheriting the throne by the emperor" and "Mencius" had become the representative of the stylized appellation of "the second best". When the heir was 18 years old, it was called "the year of the son of heaven", indicating that he had the ability to inherit the throne But the father and the king are still alive, so they can only wait, that is to say, "Mengwei is waiting.". This is also clearly explained in the ancient book shuzhuan: "the son of the son of heaven, eighteen years old, is called Mencius."

In addition, in ancient times, the elder brother of a woman was also called "Meng". There were Chang Meng and CI Meng It is a typical legacy of matriarchal clan society.

Origin and development II

Originated from the Ji surname, it comes from Gong Mengyi, the son of the 28th king of the state of Wei in the spring and Autumn period. It takes the ancestor's name as the surname. In the spring and Autumn period, Wei state, a vassal state with the same surname, was enfeoffed in the Zhou Dynasty. Its founder was Uncle Wei Kang, King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty, and its capital was in today's Henan Province.

The state of Wei spread to the son of the 28th generation of monarchs. He was named Gong Meng. Because of illness, he could not succeed to the throne and gave up the throne to his uncle. When I arrived at Jiqu, the grandson of Gongzi, I took his grandfather's name as my surname and called him Gongmeng. Today, there are still some people whose surname is simplified to single Meng, which is Henan Meng.

Three sources

Originating from the Ji surname, it comes from Gongsun Ao (MEng mubo), the son of Qingfu, a Duke of the state of Lu in the spring and Autumn period. It takes the ancestor's name as the surname.

Duke Qingfu, the son of Duke Huan of Lu, killed two monarchs in three years. His crime caused great chaos in the country and people did not dare to respect him. His son changed the Zhongsun family to mengsun family. Gongsun Ao was also called mengmubo. His family was one of the three huans of Lu. Mencius was also a descendant of Qingfu and had high ability and morality. The Mencius in Shandong respected mengke as the ancestor of the Mencius family. Later generations granted Tongtian genealogy, which was also the largest group of the Mencius.

After the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six states, the surnames were unified and no longer distinguished. The Han Meng family took Meng as its surname.

Mongolian Sinicization

Originated from the Mongolian nationality, it belongs to the Chinese surname. According to the historical records of the general annals of the Qing Dynasty, clan strategy, Mongolian eight banners surname:

(1) the Mongolian murchit family, also known as mengeti and muqid, originated from the 72 surname mieliji tribe of Mongolia in the Yuan Dynasty. Later, it was the Mongolian surname balhu, and lived in Zhalute (now Zhalute banner, Inner Mongolia). Later, the surname was introduced by Manchu, and the Manchu language was morcit Hala. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Han surnames were Meng, Mu and Qin.

(2) the Mongolian moherjijit family, also known as the moletut family, is a member of the kukeshiketeng (today's Keshiketeng Banner in Inner Mongolia). Later, the surname was introduced by Manchu, and the Manchu language was morjigite Hala. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Han surnames were named Meng.

(3) the yueluoqin family, also known as the yihejun family, of the Mongolian nationality, lived in Keshiketeng (today's Keshiketeng Banner, Inner Mongolia). Later, the surname was quoted by Manchu, and the Manchu language was yolocin Hala. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Han surnames were named Meng.

(4) the Mongolian also has the Hejun family. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Han surnames were named Meng.

Manchu Sinicization

Originated from Manchu, it belongs to Chinese surname. According to the historical records "general annals of the Qing Dynasty · clan strategy · surnames of Eight Banners in Manchuria":

(1) the Mu Yan family, also known as the Mu Yan family, originated from the Mo Nian family, which was one of the five kingdoms in Liao Dynasty. It took Bu as its surname and the Manchu language was Muyan Hala. It lived in Hunchun (now in Russia to the north of Heihe River in Heilongjiang). It is one of the oldest surnames of the Manchu. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Han surnames were Meng, Qin and mu.

(2) mengguo Zi family of Manchu, menggosi Hala in Manchu, lived in Suifen (now the upper reaches of Suifen River in Heilongjiang Province), and later took the Han surname as Meng family.

(3) the Mongolian Erji family of the Manchu nationality, whose Manchu language is menggurgi Hala, has lived in Yehe (today's Lishu in Jilin Province) and Horqin (today's Tongliao in Inner Mongolia and Western Jilin Province). Later, there were Mongolian surnames. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many Han surnames were named Meng, Meng, etc.

(4) the mengkeyi family of the Manchu nationality, mengkyirehala in the Manchu language, has lived in feiyoucheng (now gaolicheng village, Sanjiazi Township, Hunchun, Jilin). After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Han surnames were Mengshi.

(5) mokele family of Manchu, mokele Hala in Manchu, lived in Yehe (now Lishu, Jilin). After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many Han surnames were named Meng.

(6) the Manchu moljere Hala family, also known as the moljere Hala family, means "revenge with a knife" in the Han Dynasty. They lived in Balin (today's Heilongjiang Boli, Russia habrovsk), Baishi (today's Heilongjiang Mudanjiang Jingpohu), amuda (today's Heilongjiang Harbin shanyanwohe), Songhuajiang, Heilongjiang and other places. Later, the Daur people took it as their surname. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Han surnames were Meng, Cao and mo.

The Sinicization of Oroqen nationality

Originated from the Oroqen nationality, it belongs to the Han nationality. According to the historical records "general annals of the Qing Dynasty · clan strategy · surnames of Eight Banners in Manchuria":

(1) the malakurs of the Oroqen nationality, also known as the morahurs and mahayirs, lived in the jingqili River (today's Jieya River Basin in Russia). Later, the surname was introduced by the Manchu, which means malakur Hala in Manchu, which means "branch" in Chinese. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Han surnames were named Meng.

(2) the malayier family of the Oroqen nationality lived in the jingqili River (now the Jieya River Basin in Russia). Later, the surname was introduced by the Manchu, and malalr Hala was used in Manchu. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Han surnames were named Meng.

Sinicization of Daur nationality

Originated from Daur nationality, it belongs to Chinese surname. According to the historical records of Heilongjiang annals:

Morden of Daur nationality, also known as mengerding, Yinshi, merdan and motahali of Menger, is mordin Hala in Manchu, and lived in butha of Heilongjiang (now Nehe of Heilongjiang). Later, the surname was introduced by the Manchu, and malalr Hala was used in Manchu. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Han surnames were Meng, Mo and Cang.

Change the land to Chinese

Originated from other ethnic minorities, it belongs to Chinese surname change.

Today, there are Meng family members in Tujia, Buyi and other ethnic minorities, most of which originated from the central government's Jimi policy in the Tang, song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and the movement of changing tugui to Liu. Liu changed his surname from Han to Meng, which has been handed down from generation to generation.

Migration communication

Meng's pronunciation, m è ng, is a multi-ethnic and multi-source surname. It ranks 73rd in the list of surnames. It belongs to the big surname series, with a population of about 3.311 million, accounting for about 0.33% of the total population of the country.

The pre Qin period. At first, the Meng family lived in the intersection of Henan, Shandong and Hebei.

From Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty, the surname Meng had been distributed in North China, Central Plains, Northwest China, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Hubei, but the main place of activity was still in Hebei and Shandong.

After the Tang Dynasty, due to the frequent change of political power and the entry of foreign people from the north into the Central Plains, several large-scale southward migration movements took place, and the surname Meng also spread rapidly in the south of the Yangtze River.

During the Song Dynasty, there were nearly 330000 people with Meng surname, accounting for 0.33% of the national population, ranking 55th. Hebei is the largest province of Meng family, accounting for about 30% of the total population of Meng family. The surname Meng is mainly distributed in Hebei, Shandong and Sichuan, which accounts for 54% of the total population. Secondly, it is distributed in Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui and Henan provinces. There are two gathering places of Meng surnames in Hebei, Shandong, Sichuan and Hubei.

During the Ming Dynasty, there were about 220000 people surnamed Meng, accounting for about 0.22% of the national population, which was the 89th surname in the Ming Dynasty. In the 600 years of song, yuan and Ming Dynasties, the net growth rate of national population was 20%, and the growth rate of Meng's population was negative. In the face of war and massacre, the victims should be the people whose main body is in the north. The surname Meng is a surname in the north, which naturally suffered a serious impact. The distribution of Meng family name in China is mainly concentrated in Shandong, Shanxi and Hebei, which account for 58.7% of the total population of Meng family name. Secondly, it is distributed in Zhejiang and Shaanxi provinces.

In the past, Shandong was the largest province of Meng, accounting for 32% of the total population of Meng. During the 600 years of song, yuan and Ming Dynasties, the surnames of Meng mainly migrated to the south, East and west of the Yangtze River. Lu, Ji and Jin were the gathering areas of the surnames of Meng.

The contemporary population of Meng family has reached more than 3.3 million, ranking 73rd in the country, accounting for about 0.33% of the national population. In the 1000 years since the Song Dynasty, the growth rate of Meng's population is V-shaped. The distribution in the country is now mainly concentrated in Shandong, Henan and Hebei, which account for about 46% of the total population. Secondly, it is distributed in Anhui, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shanxi and Heilongjiang, and 28% of the population with Meng surname is concentrated in these five provinces. Shandong is the largest province of Meng, accounting for about 21% of the total population of Meng. In the whole country, there are two large gathering areas of Meng surnames, which are centered on Shandong, Henan, Hebei and Northeast China. During the 600 years from Ming Dynasty to now, the degree and direction of the migration of Meng's family members were mainly from the southeast to the Central Plains and North China

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