Does anyone know the origin of Tao's surname?

Tao is the 106 surname in China, with a large population, accounting for 0. 16% of the Han population in China.

Trace the source

Tao surname has six sources:

1, from Tang Yao. According to Yuan He Xing Bian and Xing Yuan, before Yao became a tribal leader, he made pottery as his profession, and later generations named pottery after his professional skills.

2, also from Tang Yao. According to Ci Yuan, it is said that Emperor Yao was first sealed in Tao (the old city is southwest of Dingtao, Shandong Province), and later sealed in Tang (the old city is in Tang County, Hebei Province), and later generations took the fief as their surname.

3, from Yu Shun. According to Yuan He's surname compilation, in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, Sun Yusi, a descendant of Shun, was an official (that is, an official in charge of pottery production), and his son Yu Huang inherited his father's position, and later generations took the official as their surname.

4. Take occupation as the surname. According to "Customs Tong", among the seven clans in Shang Dynasty, there are Tao surnames, all of which are (potters and casters), and the common people who make pottery also take "Tao" as their surnames.

5. Avoid it and change it. According to Biography of the History of the Song Dynasty, there was a surname in the Song Dynasty, originally Tang, and later changed to Tao, avoiding Jinzu.

6. Change his surname from his home. Tao Jia, Tuohe and Roche of Manchu, Tuqin and Gulong of Daur and Tuoke of Xibe are all Taos. Today, Bai, Dai, Jing, Miao, Yao, Yi, Bulang, Mongolian and Hui all have this surname.

Get a surname ancestor

Tang Yao. The ancient emperor. Before becoming a tribal leader, he once lived in the northwest of Dingtao, Shandong Province, and made pottery as his profession. His place is called Tao Qiu. In addition, Yao Di's juvenile wisdom helped his younger brother Zhi Di rule the world at the age of thirteen. Because of his work, he was sealed in Tao Qiu. When he was fifteen, he was sealed in the Tang Dynasty, so he was called Taodowns in history. Yao initiated the abdication system, and after his death, he ceded the throne to Shun, who was not related by blood. Yao Xianming is democratic and respected by the world. Later generations took technology as their surname, or took fiefs as their surname, which was called Dow. They are revered as the ancestors of Tao's surname.

Reproduction and migration

As can be seen from the above, Dow was originally named after Shandong Dingtao. A few weeks ago, Tao's surname was invisible in history books. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the first person who went down in history appeared, that is, Ying Tao, a woman handed down from generation to generation with salvation. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Tao's surname gradually moved southward to the present Lankao area in Henan Province, and then developed, forming Jiyang County, the county with the largest Tao's surname in history. In the Western Han Dynasty, there were Taoshe and an official in Chang 'an, and Taoqing was publicly sealed, and later generations inherited their duties and lived in the local area. During the Han Dynasty, people surnamed Tao gradually moved south to Jiangsu and Anhui and settled in Jiangnan. For example, Hou from Xuzhou and Liyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty were all from Danyang (now Xuancheng, Anhui). During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the gentry of the Central Plains moved southward, and Tao surnames from Henan and Shandong began to move southward to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Tao surnames from northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui also crossed the river to enter Zhejiang and Jiangxi. During this period, many famous Taoists emerged in the south of the Yangtze River, such as A Shizhong, the commander of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao Kan, a native of Poyang (now Boyang, Jiangxi), and later moved to Chaisang, Xunyang (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi). The famous poet Tao Yuanming was his great-grandson. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Xiaochang Xiang Tao Zhenbao and Jin 'an Hou Longtao were both from Moling (now Nanjing, Jiangsu). After continuous reproduction, Dow has formed a huge family and prosperous descendants. Therefore, the Tao surname of later generations took Danyang and Xunyang as county names. Before the Song Dynasty, the development of Tao surname was still based on the above two places, and it spread slowly all over the south of the Yangtze River, and a branch of Tao surname entered Hunan. In the Song Dynasty, Tao surname was developed in the north, and it was found in Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi and Hebei. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, smoke filled the south of the Yangtze River, and Dow spread to Hunan, Hubei, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. In the early Ming Dynasty, Tao surname, as one of the surnames of Sophora japonica in Hongdong, was moved to Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Beijing and other places, while the Taos surname of Hunan and Hubei entered Sichuan with the wave of immigrants from Hunan and Guangxi, and then moved to Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. By the Qing Dynasty, Tao's surname had spread all over the country, and some people crossed the sea to Taiwan Province and then emigrated overseas. Today, most of Tao's surnames are distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai provinces, accounting for about 23% of the total Han population in China.

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In the process of long-term reproduction and migration, Tao surname formed the following counties: 1, Jiyang County, located in Jiyang territory, with jurisdiction equivalent to the east of Lankao, Henan and the south of Dongming, Shandong; 2. Danyang County (now Xuancheng, Anhui Province) where Wanling is located; 3. Xunyang County (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi) where Xunyang is located.

House numbers: Danyang, Ai Ju, Xunyang, Wuliu, Cunyin, etc.

Clan characteristics

1, Tao moved south earlier than other surnames. As early as the Han Dynasty, a man named Tao crossed the Yangtze River and developed it. Tao is a man with many noble virtues. For example, Tao Yuanming, the prime minister in the mountains, Tao Hongjing and Tao Zhiyue, who led the uprising, and Tao Zhu, who was not in cahoots.

Celebrity essence

Tao Kan: Born in Poyang (now Boyang, Jiangxi), he was a famous minister in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, served as a lieutenant in the middle, and was named Changsha Gong. Smart by nature, honest in writing and cautious in politics. It is said that his calligraphy is attractive to both muscles and bones. Tao Yuanming: Chai Sang, a native of Xunyang (now southwest of Jiujiang, Jiangxi), was a great poet and writer in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. His articles are not crowded, and his handwriting is excellent; His poems are more outstanding, unique and far-reaching. His representative works include the poem Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Chanting for Jing Ke, Returning to the Garden, the prose Peach Blossom Garden and the word Returning Home. There is Tao Yuanming's collection. Tao Hongjing: A native of Moling (now Nanjing, Jiangsu), the grandson of Long Tao, a Taoist thinker, painter, physician and calligrapher in the Southern Dynasties. When he entered Liang, he was not an official, and Liang Wudi could not be hired, but when the court needed it badly, he would make suggestions. At that time, he was called the prime minister in the mountain. Good at playing chess, cursive script, fine painting, official script is not routine, graceful and restrained in the bones. There is an "image collection". Tao Shouli: Chiyang (now Guichi, Anhui Province) was a painter of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties. He is good at interpreting ghosts and gods, gardens, palaces, child slaves, chariots and horses, and is exquisite. Bi Tao: A native of Qiyang, Yongzhou (now Hunan), was a poet in the Song Dynasty. He was awarded the book of Yangshuo County for meritorious service, and later served as the ambassador of Dongting in Yongzhou. And Tao Yong's weekly diary. Tao: Jing Zhaohu (now Huxian County, Shaanxi Province) was a painter in Song Dynasty. Be good at flowers and bamboo feathers, and choose Hanlin to call. His brushwork is similar to the grave. Tao Fuheng: Xinchang (now Zhejiang) was a poet in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty. Professor Chong Xingguo Army in the early Yuan Dynasty. The name of Wen Xian is "Hundred Poems of Plum Blossoms". Tao: a native of Huangyan, Zhejiang Province, was a calligrapher and writer in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties. He can write poetry and calligraphy, as well as calligraphy theory's Biography and Book History Society. There are also "Nan Cun Tuition Record" and "Nan Cun Poetry Collection". Tao Cheng: Baoying, Jiangsu, painter of Ming Dynasty. Versatile, simple poetry, good calligraphy, good at painting flowers and birds, hibiscus is a miracle and precious to the world. Tao Shu: A native of Anhua, Hunan Province, was a minister in the Qing Dynasty. Jiaqing Jinshi, Daoguang official to Liangjiang governor plus Prince Shaobao was in charge of salt administration. Hong Tao: A native of Xiangtan, Hunan Province, was a painter and calligrapher in Qing Dynasty. His works are poetry, calligraphy and seal cutting, especially long paintings of flowers. Tao Zhiyue: senior patriotic general of the Kuomintang in Ningxiang, Hunan Province, 1949 uprising in Xinjiang.