Rare surname

Ming surname is a rare surname for people, and people with this surname are often special.

There lived a noble family in Pingyuan, Xing Wu (now Pingyuan County, Shandong Province). Surnames originated from Xianbei people in Hebei and Northern Wei Dynasties. There are celebrities with Ming surname in history.

Originated from Qiao Ming family, from the subordinate of Suiren family, belonging to the name of ancestor. In ancient times, when Sui Ren was a tribal leader, his subordinate had a minister named Ming You, a descendant of Qiao Ming, who was highly valued by Sui Ren for his talent and later became one of the "four assistants".

Among the descendants of Mingyou, some took the ancestral surname as their surname, which was abbreviated as Mingshi in later provincial languages and was one of the earliest surnames.