Hundreds of surnames seek roots and worship ancestors Zhou surname

There are many sources of Zhou surname, mainly as follows: First, it comes from Ji surname and takes the country as the surname. Hou Ji's great-uncle (that is, Zhou) was forced by Germany and led his troops to migrate from Tai to Xiazhouyuan, Qishan, Shaanxi, hence the name Zhou. Ji Fa, the great-grandson of Qi Huangong, inherited his father Ji Chang's legacy, united with the governors, conquered the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty. After Ping Wang, it spread to Zhou Nanwang, the 24th king, and was wiped out by Qin in 256 BC. The royal family headed by Yunwang was abandoned and moved to the northwest of Linru County, Henan Province. Locals call it Zhou, so they take Zhou as their surname. Second, there was a son named Ji Lie, who was sealed in Runan (present-day Henan) and was called Zhou by the locals, and later evolved into Zhou. Thirdly, when it was the King Zhuang of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the descendants of Duke Ji Dan of Zhou tried to kill the King Zhuang and changed it to Wang Zike. The story was killed, and his descendants were also named Zhou, who was also from the surname of Ji. Fourth, it was changed from Ji to Zhou. In the congenital period of the Tang Dynasty, the name of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was Li Longji. In order to avoid taboo, her surname was changed to Zhou. Fifth, there is a surname in the compound surname of Xianbei nationality, which was later changed to Zhou. 6. Another Zhou surname was changed by ethnic minorities. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Wei Xiandi's second brother Jin Nai was changed to Zhou. After Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luodu, Xianbei's surname was changed to Zhou. Seven, Zhou in addition to the above sources, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and sometimes because of the change of surname, given the surname, and taken from Zhou. Zhou Zu was born in Henan and developed mainly in Henan in the early days. From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, there was a record of Zhou's southward migration in the Central Plains. During the presidential system, Zhou was the entourage when he entered Fujian and opened Zhangzhou. Since the reign of Kanggan in Qing Dynasty, people from Fujian, Guangdong, Zhou and other places moved to Taiwan Province Province one after another, and then many people settled overseas. Among hundreds of surnames, Zhou ranks fifth. According to the current population statistics, Zhou is the ninth surname in China. Zhou surname is also one of the oldest surnames in China, and many surnames even originated from Zhou surname. According to legend, Hou Ji, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, lived in Tai (now southwest of Wugong County, Shaanxi Province) and moved to seclusion in Gongliu in late summer. In the late Shang Dynasty, nomadic tribes Rong and Di invaded Zhou people continuously, which made Zhou people engaged in agriculture restless. At this time, Gu Gongqifu led his troops to move to Joo Won? (now Weihe Plain, Shaanxi Province) to reclaim land for farming, build ancestral temples and palaces, and build strong walls, hence the name Zhou Zu. Zhou Wuwang, the great-grandson of the ancient duke, founded the Zhou Dynasty, which lasted for about 800 years. In 256 BC, Qin destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, abandoned Zhou Nanwang as Shu Ren and moved its capital to Gu Dao (now northwest of Linru County, Henan Province). The local people say that Kuaiwang is a descendant of the Zhou family, known as the Zhou family, and the history is authentic. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Heijian, a descendant of Zhou Gongdan, was in power in the Zhou Dynasty. He wants to kill king Zhou Zhuang and change to Wang Zike. Killed for something, and the descendants are also called Zhou. Some people who changed their surnames to Zhou were Pu Nai of Xianbei royal family in Northern Wei Dynasty, Pu Tun of Daibei area and Northern Zhou Dynasty. In addition, in the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzong's name was taboo, and Ji's courtiers also changed their surnames to Zhou. In the Five Dynasties, they were named Zhou. According to the examination, Zhou lived in runan county (now 60 miles southeast of runan county). Zhou's original birthplace is in Weihe Plain in Shaanxi Province today. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Zhou mainly flourished in Henan and Shaanxi, and then gradually became a famous local family. During the Qin Dynasty, Henan moved to Pei County, Jiangsu Province. In the Western Han Dynasty, Ye County, Henan Province was born in Zhou Dynasty and moved to Pingyu County, Henan Province. At the end of the Han Dynasty, some of this branch moved to Lujiang, Anhui Province, and some moved to Zhou Yan, Henan Province, where it became the satrap of Shandong Province. It can be seen that during this period, Zhou surname has been active in Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Anhui and other provinces, and Henan is the main tributary. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were frequent wars and social unrest, and large-scale southward migration involved Zhou people, so there were footprints of Zhou people's activities in Hubei, Jiangxi and Jiangsu. For example, Zhou of the Jin Dynasty went to Liangzhou, Xunyang, Jiangxi as a secretariat. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhouyi was appointed as the prefect of Linchuan County, Jiangxi Province. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Zhou surnames were widely distributed and developed. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, people from the Zhou family joined in as they entered Fujian, Zhangzhou, Fujian. This is the first time that the Zhou family entered Fujian. Now, there is a man named Zhou who went to Fujian with Wang Chao and then moved to Guangdong. During this period, Zhou was more widely distributed in southern China. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the most striking feature of the Zhou family was still moving to the south, so that most of the Zhou celebrities in this period came from the south, such as the philosopher Zhou Dunyi, the poet Zhou Bangyan and the phonologist Zhou Deqing. The Ming and Qing Dynasties witnessed a relatively prosperous development of Zhou, and Zhou people also lived in Taiwan Province, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places. According to records, the five brothers Zhou Zhengxing moved from Jiangxi to Mayang, Guizhou in the early Ming Dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, Zhou Yanjun from Fujian entered Taiwan Province, and Zhou Chaode from Guangdong lived in Taiwan Province Province. At this time, Zhou's surname can be described as mountains and rivers all over the motherland. Today, the proportion of Zhou surnames in provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Basin is relatively higher than that in other regions. Zhou is the ninth surname in China, with a large population, accounting for about 2. 1% of the Han population in China. Zhou is the largest family in Houjiaguanzhuang Village, Yiyuan County, Shandong Province. This village is the largest village in Nanma Town, where the county seat is located. During the drought in Shandong in the Qing Dynasty, many people fled to Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces. Zhoujiapu in Yulinggou Township, Yushi County, Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province, and Zhoujiazi in Suzigou Township are all Zhou's villages, where the Zhou family lives. Zhou is the largest household in yongji city Village, Shanxi Province, which is located at15km northeast of the urban area. It is said that it was moved from Zaoyang, Hubei earlier.