On the Origin of Surnames in Yindong New Village, Suzhou

Suzhou Yindong New Village surname source Silver surname sources are:

1. According to the relevant information inquired, it shows that a branch was born in ancient times, taking place names as surnames. His name is Zhi, the leader of the ancient Dongyi nationality, and his name is Jin. Dongyi people take birds as totems, and he takes bird names as official names. He has industrial integrity and agricultural integrity, and manages handicrafts and agriculture. He had a son named Yin Ren, who was sealed in (northwest of Yiyang County, Henan Province, southeast of Xin 'an County), and his descendants held his post. After taking the place name as surname, it is Yin.

2. Another school was born in the Zhou Dynasty, taking the official name as the surname, and originated in Yin Jifu, western Zhou Xuanwang. In ancient times, there was a teacher of Yaodi, Yin Shou, who lived in Heyang (now Meng County, Henan Province) and said the Tao Te Ching, which didn't teach him anything and spread to Peng Zu. During the pre-Qin period, Yin migrated to Hebei, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Sichuan, Hunan, Gansu, Jiangxi and other provinces. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, Yin developed into an aristocratic family in Tianshui (now Gansu) and Xizhou (now central and northwest Gansu), and Yin served in countries such as the former Qin Dynasty, the later Qin Dynasty and so on. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Yin developed into a noble family in Hejian (now Hebei), and Yin also had settlements in Xiangyang, Hubei. During the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Yin family developed to some places in Jiangsu, Yunnan, Liaoning and other provinces. At present, among the surnames in China, Yin ranks 9 1.