Looking for the origin of the surname "Du"

1. Originated from the surname Qi

The fiefdom originating from the descendants of Liu Lei, the grandson of Emperor Yao, is a surname named after the country. One of the twenty-five sons of the Yellow Emperor was named Qi. Yao's surname was Yi Qi. The Du family was derived from the surname Qi and was a descendant of Emperor Yao.

2. Originated from the surname Mi

It comes from Du Ao, the monarch of Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a surname based on the name of the ancestor. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a monarch in the Chu State named Xiong Jian, known as Du Ao, also known as Du Ao and Zhuang Ao.

The surname Mi is derived from Du Ao (Du Ao), and the pronunciation of "Du" and "Du" are both tú (ㄊㄨˊ), and the current pronunciation can also be pronounced dù (ㄉㄨˋ) .

3. Originated from the Xianbei tribe

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was the Duguhun clan of the Xianbei Tuoba tribe, which was changed to a surname in Han culture. According to the historical book "Book of Wei", during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Northern Wei Dynasty had the Duguhun clan, one of the clan tribes of the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei. The Duguhun family of Xianbei, ranked at the bottom of the 110 surnames of Xianbei nobles, is an old tribe of the Xianbei people in the Daibei region.

4. Originated from the surname Ji

It comes from Du Kang, the inventor of winemaking during the Huangdi period, and is named after his ancestor. According to the historical record "Shiben", Du is a descendant of Du Kang, the inventor of winemaking during the Yellow Emperor period. According to legend, Du Kang was originally a minister under the Yellow Emperor.

After the Yellow Emperor established a tribal alliance, he tasted herbs and identified grains through Shennong, and began to cultivate land and grow food. Huangdi ordered Du Kang to manage the production of grain, and Du Kang was very responsible. Another legend is: Du Kang, also known as Shaokang, was born in the Xia Dynasty and was the fifth king of the Xia Dynasty, the first slave country in Chinese history.

5. Originated from the surname Ji

It comes from Du Kuai, a doctor of the Jin Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a surname based on the official title of the ancestor. The word "Du" as a plant explanation is the name given to a certain type of plant by the Lu and Chu states in the Central Plains, not the name of the areas occupied by the Jin, Qin and Wei states. In the areas occupied by Jin, Qin and Wei, "Du" means Mu Zai, also known as Zao Zai, which is connected with the word "Tu"; "Kuai" is a kind of sword specially used for slaughtering sacrifices.

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