Textual research on the origin of Guo surname

Guo surname is one of the surnames in China, and it is a typical multi-ethnic and multi-source surname, which mainly comes from the changes of Ji surname, Ren surname and minority surnames. In the early years of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Guo was the ancestor.

Guo ranked 144 among the top 100 surnames in Song Dynasty. By the end of 20 15, the population of contemporary Guo has reached more than14.9 million, which is the most popular surname in China, accounting for about 1. 15% of the total population in China. The distribution of Guo surname in China is mainly concentrated in Henan (15.6%), Hebei (8.8%), Shandong (7.8%) and Hubei (7%), accounting for 39% of the national population of Guo surname, followed by Sichuan (6.9%), Guangdong (5.5%) and Shanxi (4.5%).

In six provinces, Guo's surname is concentrated by 30%. Henan is the largest province with Guo surname, accounting for 2. 1% of Henan's total population. China has formed three clusters of Guo surname in North China, Central Plains and Northeast China. Originated in Ren Shi, it is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor and his fourth wife, Mo Mu, have two sons: Cang Lin and Yang Yu. Yu Yang (also known as the youngest son of Zhuan Xu, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor), also known as, was appointed. The ancient city is in the northwest of Renqiu, Hebei Province, and then moved south to the southeast of Jining, Shandong Province. Ren Shi clan is also one of the important clans in the Yellow Emperor era 12, located in Dongyi nationality in the east. Guo Yu is the head of the Ren Shi family and the ancestor of Ren Shi.

The descendants of the Xia Dynasty established the State of Guo, namely, Yu and Yu. This Guo country is located in the northwest of Liaocheng, Shandong Province, and the Guo country in Zhongshan is from the ancient Guo country. Guo Zhiyan, the courtier of Xia Dynasty and his descendant, was the earliest celebrity surnamed Guo in ancient history. In Shang Dynasty, Guo was demoted to viscount, and Guo Chong, the descendant of Guo Zhi, the minister, was its outstanding representative. After Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the Spring and Autumn Period ended in Qi in 670 BC. Later generations took the country as their surname, and later generations founded the Guo family in Zhongshan.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guo Shengtong, Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, and Guo Nvwang, Empress Wende of Cao Wei Wendi, were all prominent figures at that time and belonged to the Guo family in Zhongshan. In the Tang Dynasty, Guo Zhengyi was a Zhongshan native, an official of Wu Zetian, an official of Zhongshu and an assistant minister of Pingzhang. China has a history of at least 4000 years.