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Textual research on the origin of Weng surname

Weng's surname is not in the top 100 of the top 100 surnames in Chinese mainland, but it ranks 49th among the top 100 surnames in Taiwan Province. Weng surname comes from Ji surname. According to legend, during the Zhou Dynasty, King Zhao of Zhou had a son. When he was born, his hands clenched, and no one could break it. Later, King Zhao of Zhou personally came to break up, but he broke up at once. He saw that his son's left hand palm print looked like a "male" and his right hand palm print looked like a "feather", so he named his son "Weng". Later, Weng was enfeoffed to Weng, and his grandson took the country name as his surname, which was called Weng's. There was a nobleman named Weng Nanyi in Xia Dynasty, which was the earliest record of Weng's surname. In ancient times, most of Weng's famous families came from Qiantang. Weng is also one of the surnames. Weng Tonghe, a reformist in the late Qing Dynasty, was born in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, and was the master of Emperor Guangxu. During the "Reform Movement of 1898", he supported some of Kang Youwei's ideas and tried to realize the pro-government of Emperor Guangxu, and was later ousted by Empress Dowager Cixi.

The second reference to the origin of Weng surname: Wu Tun Weng surname

Weng surname is one of the ancient surnames in China, which appeared in the era of King Zhao of Zhou about 3,000 years ago.

At present, Weng's family is rare in the north of China, but in the south, especially in Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan Province provinces, Weng's family name has become a household name. Today, I would like to introduce a Weng surname in Wuyishan and Wutun, Fujian. In the Southern Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Weng Juyu who was appointed as a consultant of Zhao Rong Palace in Beijing. He joined the army. Zhu Quanzhong rose up against him and forced Tang Aidi to meditate. Weng Juyu didn't want to go with the flow, so he gave up his official position and moved from Xi 'an to Fujian. After Weng arrived in Fujian, he first went to Fuqing County as a magistrate's uncle. After several twists and turns, he settled in Wutun Township, Wuyishan City today, and was respected by later generations as the ancestor of Weng's move to Wuyishan.

Jiang Helin, deputy head of Wutun Township, Wuyishan City, Fujian Province: When our ancestors came, they were called Weng Juyi. After Weng Juyi came, he had a son named Weng Chengzan, who was the prime minister of the king of Fujian at that time. At that time, it was a vassal regime, and Fujian was also a country.

After Weng settled in Wutun Township, after several generations of efforts and development, it began to develop in the Song Dynasty. At that time, there were many officials in the family, from the civil military commanders in the imperial court to the local officials, and the most famous one was Wu Deyi.

Jiang Helin, deputy head of Wutun Township, Wuyishan City, Fujian Province, had a scholar named Weng Deyu in the Song Dynasty. This bow and arrow was used by the descendants of Weng, who had been practicing martial arts during Daoguang period in Qing Dynasty. It won the first place in the rural examination and there was a plaque.

After Weng entered Fujian, many talents came forth in generations. In addition to Jinshi officials, there was also an influential figure in Fujian at that time, that is, Weng Zaoguang, a generation of eminent monks. Weng Zaoguang, the grandson of Weng Juyu, was still young when he entered Fujian with his parents. But he believed in Buddhism since he was a child and became a monk at the age of 13. After years of hard work, he finally became a famous monk in the Southern Tang Dynasty. In 928, due to the tyranny of the king of Fujian, the people of Fujian complained bitterly. When the king of Fujian heard about the virtue of Master Zuguang, he took him to Fuzhou and hired him as a national teacher to help govern Fujian.

Jiang Helin, deputy head of Wutun Township, Wuyishan City, Fujian Province: At that time, Wang Jun in Fujian was tyrannical and the country was difficult to manage. Wang Jun heard that there was a generation of eminent monks and asked him to be a Buddhist. Weng Zaoguang persuaded Wang Jun to love and protect the people and win the hearts of the people. Wang Jun of Fujian adopted the advice of a monk and managed Fujian in an orderly way, making the country rich and the people safe.

Weng moved to Wuyishan from the Southern Tang Dynasty, and it has been propagated for more than 1000 years, and has been passed down for 39 generations. Today, there are more than 2,200 descendants of Weng in Wuyishan. Most of Weng's descendants gathered in Haoju Village, Wutun Township, but also scattered in Five Blessingg Town, Chengguan and other places. In recent years, the Weng Clan Association in Wutun Township not only often held clan fellowship activities in Wuyishan area, but also actively contacted Weng's descendants from other places. They hope that the descendants of Weng's family at home and abroad will return to their hometowns to seek roots and worship their ancestors, visit relatives and friends, and strengthen communication between ethnic groups.