Which official surnamed Mei was the oldest in ancient times?

Mei is the136th surname in China, with a large population, accounting for about 0. 1% of the Han population in China.

First, the origin of surnames

Mei has two sources:

1, from the son's surname, descended from Shang Tang. According to Tongzhi? A Brief Introduction to the Clans in the Tang Dynasty? According to the Prime Minister's genealogy table, in Shang Dynasty, King Taiding named his brother Yumei (now southeast of Bozhou, Anhui Province) as the Earl, who was called Meibo. In the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Meidi Meibo was taken by Zhou Wang, and later generations took feudal cities as their surnames.

2. It was changed by others. According to Shu Wei, Na Man in Han Dynasty had a surname of May. According to the Old Tang Book, the northern leader's surname is Mei; Manchu surname in Qing dynasty, living in Shenyang; In addition, the Manchu Eight Banners in Qing Dynasty changed their surname to Jame; In the Qing Dynasty, Guizhou Guiyang Prefecture Kaizhou Tusi, surnamed Mei; Today, Manchu, Tujia, Yi, Mongolian, Li, Dongxiang, Xibo and other ethnic groups all have this surname.

Ancestor: Mei Bo. At the end of Shang Dynasty, he was a minister, and when Zhou Wang was in power, he was an aristocratic scholar. He is honest and frank. See Zhou Wang dissolute excesses, several times to remonstrate, was rejected by Zhou Wang. Sometimes, I advise him to give advice at the most unpleasant time to avoid being killed. However, Mei Bo made a generous statement: "If everyone dares not speak out, what does the court need us ministers for?" He is still the same. Whenever Zhou Wang had no choice, he pointed out in court that Zhou Wang couldn't stand it, so he killed Mei Bo and cruelly chopped her body into a paste. Mabel died for speaking out, faithful and unyielding. After the King of Wu destroyed the Shang Dynasty, the descendants of Mei Bo were made loyal in Huangmei, and their descendants named Mei after the feudal city of their ancestors. They respect Mabel as their ancestor.

Second, migration distribution.

Mei originated in today's Huangmei, Hubei Province, and later moved to Runan, Henan Province in large numbers for unknown reasons. According to the records in the textual research of surnames, the main activities of Mei's family in the early days were in the present runan county area. After the pre-Qin period, people named Mei were scattered in history books. In the Qin Dynasty, there was a Meigu in Danyang (now Xuancheng, Anhui), a Meigu in Yiyang (now Hunan) in the early Han Dynasty, a Meimian in Nanyang (now Henan) in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, and a Meifu in Shouchun, Anhui (now Shouxian, Anhui) in Xin Mang. These historical facts show that during the Qin and Han dynasties, most Mei surnames moved to the relatively rich Central Plains, while other Mei surnames spread radially around with Huangmei as the center. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Mei was particularly prosperous in runan county, becoming the most important county in the history of Mei-runan county. At this time, Mei, who is famous in history, is still few. In addition to the above Mei's father and son from runan county, there is also Mei Chonger from (present-day Zhejiang). It can be seen that before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Mei's family had been distributed in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang and other vast areas in the south of the Yangtze River. At the end of Sui Dynasty, peasant rebels rose everywhere, and Yang Guang was militaristic. The Central Plains region is empty, and born to die is Mei's in Runan. It is imperative to live in the south, and one of them moved to Sichuan. In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the Anshi Rebellion was accompanied by the vassal regime and the eunuch's power, and the reinforcements requested by the Tang Dynasty were burned, killed and plundered. Huang Chao followed closely, and the social drama was turbulent. Mei surname is more widely distributed in the south, and some people with Mei surname have settled in today's Guangdong. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Mei's surname prevailed in various provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in Xuancheng, Anhui. It can be said that the population is prosperous and celebrities come forth in large numbers, while Mei has settled in Gansu. In the early Ming Dynasty, Mei, as one of the surnames of people who moved to Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi Province in the Ming Dynasty, moved to Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Jiangsu and other places. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, a large number of members of the Mei family in Sichuan took refuge in Tuchuan and Zhangzhang. After the Qing Dynasty, Mei's family was more widely distributed throughout the country, and some people crossed the sea to Taiwan Province and lived overseas. Today, Mei's surname is widely distributed in China, especially in Yunnan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Henan. The Mei surname in these six provinces accounts for about 74% of the Han population in China. Mei is the136th surname in China, with a large population, accounting for about 0. 1% of the Han population in China.

Third, historical celebrities.

Xun Mei: A native of Xuancheng, an official in Song Dynasty. Less studious, eloquent, Jinshi Ji, official to Xu Zhou.

Mei Qing: A native of Xuancheng, Anhui Province, was a painter and poet in Qing Dynasty. Juren in Shunzhi period. The brushwork is beautiful, the ink color is light and turbid, and the painting style is sloppy. His son Wei is a family heirloom and a part-time job.

Geng Mei: Mei Qing was a painter and poet in Qing Dynasty. Kangxi years juren, officer to Taishun magistrate. The book is good at eight points, painting mountains and rivers and flowers, out of style, not living in a family, and has an elegant charm. Mei Qing and Shi Tao are both famous painters of Huangshan School. Gong, there is "Tianyi Pavilion Collection".

Mei Cheng: Sun, minister of Qing Dynasty, astronomer and mathematician. In the fifty-third year of Kangxi, he was a scholar, granted editing and editing, and the official made remonstrance to the left. Participate in the revision of the essence of mathematics, calendar test, etc. There are also "Chishui Heritage" and so on.

Yue Mei: A scholar in Ming Dynasty. From Jiajing to Jiajing, he served as the deputy of Daoxian in South Sichuan. Do your best, die before you die, and be honored as an elder. There is a folk rumor that plum blossoms and the moon are clear.

Mei Xingsi: A native of Jiangxia (now Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei) in the Southern Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties, he was an official painter. He once wrote letters for Hanlin and was good at drawing figures, horses and cattle. He is famous for writing the best chicken, and the number of American and Canadian chickens in the world is the best.

Mei: Xuanzhou (now Anhui Province) is a native of Xuancheng. Xuancheng was called Wan Ling in ancient times and Mr. Wan Ling in the world. Northern Song Dynasty writers. In view of the background of Jinshi, he directly spoke for imperial academy, and later moved to Shangshu as foreign minister, who was known as the official of Meidu. His poems are plain, implicit and profound, reflecting real life and people's livelihood, thus correcting the ethereal and beautiful poetic style in the early Song Dynasty. Because of the same name as Su Shunqin, he is called "Samui". There is a collection of works by Mr. Wan Ling.

Mei dingzuo: a native of Xuancheng, Anhui province, was a famous composer in Ming dynasty. He took ancient learning as his responsibility, and his poems were free and rambling. Wang Shizhen called his poems the best of the times. Reject official career and write a lot. There are talented people and ghosts, blue mud lotus, historical records, ancient paradise and elegance.

Mei Langzhong: Mei Dingzuo Sun, a poet and calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, is good at painting and calligraphy, and is also good at poetry and prose, and is known as the three best in the world. There are books and gardens.

Mei Wending: Xuancheng, an astronomical mathematician in Qing Dynasty. He systematically investigated the calendars of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, introduced European mathematics, and comprehensively studied Chinese and Western calendars, which had a great influence on later generations. He has more than 80 kinds of works in his life, which are full of scientific value. There are Mei Yearbook, General Examination of Ancient and Modern Calendars, etc. Later, it was compiled into Mei Series by later generations. His two younger brothers are also good at astronomy and mathematics.

Mei Zengliang: A native of Shangyuan (now Nanjing), Jiangsu Province, was a minister and ancient prose writer in the Qing Dynasty. Daoguang Jinshi, official doctor. Specializing in ancient Chinese, he has a good reputation. Poetry is also comely. There is "Bai Jian Shan Zhai Collection".

Mei Yiqi: Tianjin native, a famous modern scholar. The president of Tsinghua University went to the United States from 193 1, 1949. 1957 Tsinghua University institute of atomic energy was established in hsinchu, Taiwan Province province.

Mei Lanfang: A native of Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, a modern Peking Opera performer, the first of the four famous Peking Opera artists, and a world-famous Peking Opera artist. Born into a family of Peking Opera, he stepped onto the stage at the age of eleven, worked in Tsing Yi, and also played the blues of Peking Opera, thus creating the Mei school art.. Together with Shang Xiaoyun, Cheng and Xun Huisheng, they are called "Four Great Men". After liberation, he served as president of Beijing Peking Opera Theatre. Over 60 years old, he can still appear in black and pink. He is also engaged in calligraphy, good at painting flowers and writing beautiful pens. His representative works include Drunken Guifei and Farewell My Concubine. 196 1 died at the age of 67. There are works of Mei Lanfang.

Anita Mui: Hepu, Guangxi, singer and actor. 19631010 was born in Hong Kong in February and died of cervical cancer in Hong Kong in the early morning of February 30, 2003. From 65438 to 0968, five-year-old Anita Mui began to sing in parks, streets and opera houses with the Song Jinxia Dance Company founded by her mother. 1982 won the first rookie singing contest with The Season of the Wind, entered the entertainment circle and became the most popular female artist in Hong Kong in the 1980s.

Mei Ting: Birthday: April 30th Constellation: Taurus Height: 166cm Weight: 47kg Education: Performance Department of Central Academy of Drama. Artistic achievements: film works: Reading Eyes, Red Lovers and other TV works: Don't talk to strangers, North and South Family, Heart Net. Won the Best Actress Award in the 22nd Cairo International Film Festival, the Excellent Actress Award in the 98 China Film Observation Award and the Best Actress Award in the 6th Chun Yan Television Art Award.

In addition, there are mainly celebrities named Mei: Hou Li Mei Yong and a famous scholar Mei Fu in the Han Dynasty; In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a Confucian scholar Mei Huan; There were three judges in Song Dynasty, Xun Mei; In the Ming Dynasty, there were scholar Mei E and dramatist Mei Dingzuo. In the Qing Dynasty, there were painters Mei Qing and ancient writers Mei Zengliang.