The origin of Hu Ling's surname

This surname originated from Ji's surname, and was later changed by Wei's, taking the city name as the surname. In ancient times, Zhou Wenwang had a son named Bi Gao Yi. Bi has a grandson named Bi Wan. Bi Wan was a senior official of the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period. He has a great-grandson named Wei Ke.

Wei Keyou took the meritorious military service, captured Du Hui, the general of the State of Qin, and was sealed by the monarch of the State of Jin in Hu Ling and Hu Ling, just west of Linyi County, Shanxi Province. The descendants of Wei Ke enjoy the products of Hu Ling, and take the fief as their surname, which is called Hu Ling. Linghu is descended from the royal family of Zhou Dynasty.

Wei Jie, the ancestor of surname.

Wei Jie, son of Wei Ke, grandson of Wei _. Duke Jing of Jin gave him Hu Ling as a fief, and later Duke Jing appointed Wei Jie, the son of Wei Ke, to go to Hu Ling. Wei Jie took the fief as his surname and called Hu Ling Jie.

In February of the eighteenth year of Duke Chenggong of Jin Dynasty (573 BC), Duke Xiang of Jin was appointed as Qing, and he was appointed as the general of the new army. Wei Jie took the name of the feudal city as the surname (in ancient times, the branches below the surname were the surname, and they kept branching), which was called Linghu's surname. Wei Jie is the first surname of Hu Ling in the history of China, namely Hu Ling Jie.