Surnames classified by occupation in ancient times

Sima-an official in charge of the national army;

Stuart-the official in charge of national map and population statistics;

Scott-an official in charge of national criminal law and social security;

Sikong-an official in charge of national water conservancy, civil engineering and equipment manufacturing;

Commander-an official in charge of justice;

Ji-an official in charge of national classics;

History-an official responsible for recording history;

Yu-the official in charge of the grain depot, etc.

Another example is Shaozheng, Shangguan, Temple Man, Travel, Money, Music, Seating, Division, Army, Chop and Servant, which are also surnames derived from official positions.

Kao Gong Ji is an ancient book which specially records various handicraft production technologies during the Warring States Period. It records dozens of handicraft industries and occupations, such as carpentry, ironware, leather, silk weaving, printing and dyeing, weapons and musical instruments. Most of them are called a certain family, such as Zhu (architecture), Webster's (cobbler), Ye (casting) and Zhong (casting bell).

Another example is: pottery (making pottery), slaughtering (slaughtering), boiling (cooking), catalpa (carpentry), truth (making pottery), car (making cars), pu (weaving), Yi (making chess), wizard (sorcerer), divination (divination) and actor (actor).