1, from Qi, followed by Yan Di Yao Tangtao. According to legend, Qi is one of the common surnames of the descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Later, the surname Qi was sealed to Liu Guo, which is now Tangxian County in Dingzhou. His grandson took the country as his surname, and according to legend, his surname was Liu. Historically, Liu is authentic, and this is Liu in Shaanxi.

2, from the surname Ji, the descendant of the Empress Dowager Zhou. According to legend, after his death, he succeeded to the throne and made Ji Wang's son Yu king. His descendants took the city as their surname, and Liu's surname was passed down from generation to generation. This is the Liu family in Henan.

3. From his surname, for his family, he changed his surname or gave it to Liu. According to historical records:

1. Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of Han Dynasty, pursued a pro-affinity policy and married Yu Chanyu. According to the custom of Xiongnu, nobles all take their mother's surname, and Khan's descendants all take Liu's surname. So this surname Liu came into being.

Second, according to historical records, Lou Jing, a Qi man, offered Liu Bang a plan to build a capital in Luoyang, which was reused by Liu Bang. After Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, he was given the surname Liu, and then he kept it all the time. In order to thank Xiang Bo for saving his life at the Hongmen banquet, Liu Bang named him Liu.

Thirdly, after Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved to Luoyang, the compound surname of Xianbei people was changed to Liu, which became one of the most popular surnames at that time. Other ethnic minorities who moved to the Central Plains also changed their surnames to Liu.

A country in the Zhou dynasty

Liu is the most popular surname among Hakka people in Gannan, and it is also the most popular surname among Han people who first moved to Gannan. As for the origin of Liu, there is another interesting story. According to legend, after the death of Duke Xiang of Jin, his son was still young, and ministers all advocated the establishment of Duke Xiang's younger brother Zi Yong as the King of Jin. So Zhao Mei, the ruling minister, sent someone to the State of Qin to pick up his son Yong and return to China to succeed him. Miao Ying, the wife of Duke Xiang of Jin, knew about it and went to the ancestral temple to cry with Gao Yi every day. Zhao Mei and others were so upset by her that they had to make a child king of Jin. At this time, Gongziyong had been escorted to the border and was advancing to stop the Jin army. Qin people were very angry when they saw Zhao Dun go back on his word. The two sides fought in the isolation zone. Qin Jun was ill-prepared and lost the battle. The taxi club sent to pick up Gongziyong had to stay in Qin. His descendants became Liu-meaning "Liu".

The Origin, Migration and Distribution of Liu's Surname

According to experts' research, Liu's population in the world is more than 60 million, which is called "Liu is everywhere". According to historical records, there are five sources:

After 1, Emperor Yao (Qi Yi, Yi) was sealed in Liu (now Tangxian County, Hebei Province), and later generations thought it was his surname. Liu Lei, a descendant of Sun, can train dragons to serve. Kong Jia, the 13th emperor of Xia Dynasty, gave him the name of Yulong. This is Qi surnamed Liu.

2. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the son of the king was named Yi (now southwest of Yanshi County, Henan Province), and later generations took Yi as their surname. This is Liu Ji.

3. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu tribe was strong, and Liu Bang, the emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, adopted a pro-marriage policy, taking the daughter of the royal family as his wife, Khan Modu (pronounced Modu Modu), and his surname was twin (pronounced Luan Di Luan). According to the custom of Xiongnu, nobles all take their mother's surname, so the descendants of twins are all surnamed Liu. Liu Yuan, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, was a Xiongnu aristocrat.

Liu Hanchao once named Xiang and Lou Liu.

The Liu Han Dynasty lasted for 426 years. During the Western Han Dynasty, the population of Liu was more than 100,000, accounting for a considerable proportion of the country's total population of more than 50 million. At that time, it had become the most popular name.

Since the late Ming Dynasty, people from Fujian, Guangdong and other places have moved to Taiwan Province Province, and then many people went overseas to make a living.

Liu's origin and generalization mainly come from three sources:

1 From, after Emperor Yao (Xun), he was sealed in Liu (now Tangxian County, Hebei Province), and his surname was established. Later generations thought it was Liu. Liu Lei, a descendant of Sun, can train dragons to serve. Kong Jia, the 13th emperor of Xia Dynasty, gave him the name of Yulong. This is Qi surnamed Liu. Historically, Liu is authentic, and this is Liu in Shaanxi.

In the early years of the Zhou Dynasty, the Tang and Liu Dynasties were destroyed, and the adherents of the Tang Dynasty were changed to (now the south of Shaanxi Province) and Du State was established. Du Bozhou, the last monarch, was killed when he proclaimed himself king. Du Ji, the son of Du Bo, fled to the State of Jin, where his uncle Du Ji served as a judge, and later took his official position as his surname and called him a teacher. His grandson, a scholar-bureaucrat in the Jin Dynasty, went to the Qin State because of domestic unrest, and later returned to China, but his son stayed in the Qin State, and the descendants who stayed in the Qin State restored Liu's surname.

3 from the surname Ji. There are two sources: First, in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Liu Ju, now southwest of Yanshi, Henan Province, was named after Liu Lei's former residence, and his descendants named the city as their surname, forming her surname Liu. Another story is that at the end of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Kuang's Ji Wang class sent his youngest son to Liu Yi, that is, Liu Kanggong. Their descendants also take the city as their surname, which is another source of Liu's surname. The two descendants of Liu and Ji have no obvious family background.

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According to historical records:

(1) In Luoyang, Lou Jing, a Qi man, presented Liu Bang with the strategy of establishing a capital in the customs, which was reused by Liu Bang. After Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, he changed his surname to Liu, and his descendants also multiplied into a branch of Liu.

(2) After Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang ascended the throne, in order to thank Xiang Bo for saving his life, he was named Sheyang Hou and given the surname Liu; There are three survivors of Xiang Bo sealed by Liu Bang, all of whom are given the surname Liu. Its descendants multiplied into a branch of Liu.

(3) Wang Changping and Wang Mang, from Wuyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, made great contributions and were named Liu by the founder Liu Ci.

(4) After the succession, because Queen Liu had no relatives since childhood, she was adopted by Gong Mei's father, and Zhenzong changed Gong's surname to Liu and recognized her as her brother.

The abbreviation of Liu's surname is Liu, and Liu's surname is Yi. According to expert research, the global population of Liu exceeds 60 million, which can be called Liu everywhere. According to historical records, there are five sources.

After Emperor Yao (Qi Yi, Yi), he was sealed in Liu (now Tangxian County, Hebei Province), and later generations thought it was his surname. Liu Lei, a descendant of Sun, can train dragons to serve. Kong Jia, the 13th emperor of Xia Dynasty, gave him the name of Yulong. This is Qi surnamed Liu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Chengwang established Liu Yi, the son of Wang Ji (now southwest of Yanshi County, Henan Province), and his descendants took the city as their surname. This is Liu Ji.

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu tribe was powerful, and Liu Bang, the emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, adopted a pro-marriage policy, taking Khan Modu, the eldest daughter of the royal family, as his wife, and Khan Modu was named twins (Luan Di Luan). According to the custom of Xiongnu, nobles all take their mother's surname, so the descendants of twins are all surnamed Liu. Liu Yuan, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, was a Xiongnu aristocrat.

Liu Hanchao once named Xiang and Lou Liu.

The Liu Han Dynasty lasted for 426 years, which was the longest feudal society in the history of China. During the Western Han Dynasty, Liu had a population of more than 100,000, accounting for a considerable proportion of the country's total population of more than 50 million. At that time, it had become the most popular name.

Since the late Ming Dynasty, people from Fujian, Guangdong and other places have moved to Taiwan Province Province, and then many people went overseas to make a living.

Liu's life experience

1 from the surname Qi, after Emperor Yan Yao. According to legend, Qi is one of the common surnames of the descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Later, the surname Qi was sealed to Liu Guo, which is now Tangxian County in Dingzhou. His grandson took the country as his surname, and according to legend, his surname was Liu. Historically, Liu is authentic, and this is Liu in Shaanxi.

From the surname Ji, a descendant of the Empress Dowager Zhou. According to legend, after his death, he succeeded to the throne and made Ji Wang's son Yu king. His descendants took the city as their surname, and Liu's surname was passed down from generation to generation. This is the Liu family in Henan.

From his surname, for his family, he changed his surname or gave him the surname Liu. According to historical records, firstly, Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, practiced the policy of closeness and married Yu Khan. According to the custom of Xiongnu, nobles all take their mother's surname, and Khan's descendants all take Liu's surname. So this surname Liu came into being. Second, according to historical records, Lou Jing, a Qi man, offered Liu Bang a plan to build a capital in Luoyang, which was reused by Liu Bang. After Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, he was given the surname Liu, and then he kept it all the time. In order to thank Xiang Bo for saving his life at the Hongmen banquet, Liu Bang named him Liu. Thirdly, after Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved to Luoyang, the compound surname of Xianbei people was changed to Liu, which became one of the most popular surnames at that time. Other ethnic minorities who moved to the Central Plains also changed their surnames to Liu.

Liu has five sources.

The earliest one came from Qi's family and was a descendant of Yao. In the Tang Dynasty, in Yuan He's Family Name Compilation, he wrote: "Emperor Yao was later named emperor by Liu, and his descendants were Liu Lei. The matter is in the Kong family, and the summer is the Yulong family, the Shang family is the Qian family, and the Zhou family is the Tang Du family. " "New Tang book. "Prime Minister's Biography" said: "Liu comes from Qi's surname. The descendants of the Tang emperor held a letter that said' Liu Lei' in their hands because they thought it was a name. The first two are all' Liu Lei' names, but they are actually two Liu from the same source. One came directly from Liu Lei and was formed in Xia Dynasty. During the Spring and Autumn Period, a literati society with Liu Lei as its descendant was formed. The descendants of Liu Lei take Liu Lei as their surname, which is the earliest surname of Liu in China. The other two branches, one called Ji, were formed in the Spring and Autumn Period. In 7 12 BC, Liu was captured as the city of Zheng, located in the south of Yanshi, Henan. King Zhou Kuang sealed his youngest son here for Liu Kanggong. One was formed in the early Western Han Dynasty. Liu bang married the Huns and married the imperial clan daughter to Khan modu chanyu. Because Xiongnu nobles have the custom of taking their mother's surname. So all the descendants of modu chanyu are surnamed liu. One was formed in the Northern Wei Dynasty. After Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luoyang, he changed his surname and changed the Xianbei nationality to Liu. In addition, there is Liu.

In addition:

In fact, more carefully, Tang, Du, Fan and Shi are all ancestors of Liu, that is, after Liu Leigong.

Dugu is the ancestor of Liu, but after Emperor Guangwu.

Among Liu's surnames, Xiang Bo is the most famous, and all his descendants are surnamed Liu.

There is an interactive relationship between Liu surname and other surnames. Due to various social reasons, some surnames were changed to his surname, and his surname was changed to Liu. For example, Liu changed his surname to Tang, Du, Fan and Jin. The earliest person who changed his surname to Jin was Liu Bang's father. He changed his surname to avoid disaster. Although he was given a compound surname, all the children he moved out were surnamed Jin. ...& gt& gt

The origin of Liu's surname is handed down from generation to generation. Liu is a descendant of Emperor Yao and lives in Liu Guo. In ancient times, there was a man named Liu Lei who learned the skill of raising dragons from a man. He is famous for his superb skills. Because Wang Xia likes dragons, he asked Liu Lei to keep them for him, but not long after, a female dragon died. Liu Lei secretly made the dead dragon into soup and presented it to Wang Xia. Wang Xia thought it was delicious after eating, so he asked him what kind of meat it was. Liu Lei said it was game, so Wang Xia ordered Liu Lei to catch it and give it to him, and wanted this game cub. Liu Lei worried that things were exposed, but he was punished, so he secretly ran to Lu County to live in seclusion. Later, Liu Lei's descendants thought that his surname became the earliest origin of Liu's surname in China.

Origin of Liu surname in China Liu surname is one of the main surnames in China, and its population ranks fourth in China. In the history of China, Liu was the surname with the largest number of emperors. In ancient China, there was a saying that "Liu Tian Xia, Li Bian", while in northern China, there was a saying that "Zhang Wang Li Zhao is everywhere". Liu is also distributed in Korea. In addition, according to the existing records in Japan, Liu, whose third surname is Gao Qiao from China, is a descendant of Liu Bang. According to 1977, a paper on "surnames" published by China historians in Oriental Magazine, Liu is one of the top ten surnames of Chinese people in the world. 1 Mainly derived from the Qi surname, Emperor Yao (Xun) was later sealed in Liu (now Tangxian County, Hebei Province), and Liu's surname was established, which later generations thought was the surname. Liu Lei, a descendant of Sun, can train dragons to serve. Kong Jia, the 13th emperor of Xia Dynasty, gave him the name of Yulong. This is Qi surnamed Liu. Historically, Liu is authentic. 2 From the surname of Qi, in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu collapsed and became Wang Li (BC 102 1). The Duke of Zhou assisted the imperial court, and Tang (the descendant of Liu Lei) colluded with Yin Wuyue and was punished by the Duke of Zhou. Change the name of the Tang Dynasty to (now southwest of Shaanxi Province), build Du State, and become the last monarch. His grandson, a scholar-bureaucrat in the Jin Dynasty, went to the Qin State because of domestic unrest, and later returned to China, but his son stayed in the Qin State, and the descendants who stayed in the Qin State restored Liu's surname. 3 from the surname Ji. There are two sources: one is Zhou's descendants (ancient father). In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Ji Wang's son (uncle) was established in (now Liu Ju in the southwest of Yanshi, Henan Province, which was named after Liu Lei's former residence), and later generations took the city name as their surname, forming her surname Liu. In addition, during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Ji Wang of Zhou Kuang sent his youngest son to Liu Yi to establish Liu Guo, known as Liu Kanggong. Their descendants also take the country as their surname, which is another source of Liu's surname. The two descendants of Liu and Ji have no obvious family background.