The origin of Ming surname

The Ming surname originated from the Qiao Ming family, from the Ming family under the Suiren family, and belongs to the name of ancestors.

In ancient times, when Sui Ren was a tribal leader, his subordinate had a minister named Ming You, a descendant of Qiao Ming, who was highly valued by Sui Ren for his talent and later became one of the "four assistants".

Among the descendants of Mingyou, some took the ancestral surname as their surname, which was abbreviated as Mingshi in later provincial languages and was one of the earliest surnames.

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Migration distribution

Hubei shiming 1

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the ancestors Ming Mian, the eldest son and the second son stayed in Yangtong Town, Tongshan County, and moved to Paizhen Town, Yangxin County with their three sons. 【 Ancient is the source pool of rejuvenating the country 】. There are many descendants, such as the Ministry of Industry, which is famous for its books and talents. Mainly distributed in more than 20 counties and cities in Hubei Province. There are also many other provinces, and their lineage and generations are very clear. Check the genealogy for details.

At present, it is concentrated in Taiping Township, Guangshui City, Hubei Province, Maping Town, Guangshui City and Mugang Town, Yangxin County, Huangshi City. Now almost all villages are Ming surnames.

2. Shi Ming in South Korea

Ming Yuzhen, a native of Suizhou, Hubei Province, was founded in Chongqing, and was known as Emperor Daxia in history. Son Ming Sheng inherited the throne, lost to Zhu Yuanzhang, and was sent to live in Korea. After returning to righteousness, it became the beginning of the Korean and Korean schools. Today, there are 40,000 school children in North Korea and South Korea. But also set up the Ming clan association, compiled four volumes of Ming clan genealogy, and returned to Chongqing to worship ancestors every year.

3. Nanyang Shi Ming

According to various historical records, Prissy was a native of Wan Yi (now Nanyang, Henan) in the Spring and Autumn Period. He left Nanyang in his thirties to seek an official position. After Qi, Song, Yu and other countries, he worked as a doctor of Yu and finally became the prime minister of Qin. Buried in Qili, south of Zishan, Nanyang.

According to the epitaph of Lingling County in Beiqi Plain County, Zhi Ming was from Nanyang, and his ancestors were Jin Situ (equivalent to the prime minister, but with high power but light power) and Wei Taiwei (the highest military officer in China, with high position but no power). There are still Ming people living in Nanyang today.

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