How did the surname Jiang come from?

Jiang's family originated from Shennong.

Jiang's family originated from Shennong, one of the eight ancient surnames. Emperor Yan was born in Jiang Shui. Jiang was sealed because of the sound of water, and his grandson Jiang Ziya was sealed in Qi at the beginning of the week. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the vassal states named Jiang mainly included Qi (Jiang Qi) and Yan.

In the middle of the Warring States period, it was destroyed by Tian, and the descendants were scattered. Have a plenty of qi surname, have a plenty of Chiang. During the Qin and Han dynasties, Jiang moved westward to the rich Guanzhong, and later formed a famous county in Tianshui. Today, Jiang's family is widely distributed in China, North Korea, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.

Migration and communication

In the pre-Qin period, Jiang lived mainly in Gansu and Shandong. Emperor Yan was born in Jiang Shui, and his descendant Jiang Ziya was sealed in Qi at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty. By the mid-Warring States period, it was destroyed by Tian, and the descendants were scattered. Some people take the country name as their surname, or the surname as their surname. Jiang's surname has a history of more than 5,000 years, and as a surname, it began after the demise of Qi, at least 2,300 years.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the surname Jiang had developed into a big family in the east of Hanguguan in Lingbao, Henan Province, so it moved westward to enrich Guanzhong, and then formed a famous county in Tianshui.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties of the Three Kingdoms, Jiang's surname had spread in Qinchuanlong, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but its population center was still in Shaanxi and Shandong.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the surname Jiang entered Fujian and Guangdong. Minister Huan Tingchang of the Tang Dynasty changed his surname to Jiang.

In the Qing Dynasty, due to Shandong immigrants, the full sinicization of Manchu Eight Banners and the use of Han surnames, the surname Jiang in Northeast China developed rapidly. In the Qing Dynasty, all Jiang families and some Zhang clans collectively changed their surnames to Jiang.