- I have a unique name. Lin's surname

Lin's surname is a surname with a long history. It is said that it came from Bigan, a famous minister in the late Shang Dynasty. Bigan was originally a member of the Shang Dynasty royal family. When he was in Shang Zhouwang, he served as Shao Shi, and he was famous for his loyalty and honesty. Zhou Wang was fatuous, and he repeatedly advised and remonstrated. Later, he was found guilty of this, and his heart was cut off and he died. Mrs. Chen fled to the Shilin Stone Chamber in order to avoid being chased by officers and soldiers, and gave birth to a son named Jian. Because she was born in Lin, Zhou Wuwang gave her Lin as her surname, which was called Lin Jian in history, and she was honored as the ancestor of the surname by people named Lin.

besides the above one, there are other sources of Lin's surname. According to legend, in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there was an illegitimate son named Kai and Zi Lin in Zhou Pingwang. Children and grandchildren take his word as their surname and Lin as their surname. Later, he gave birth to Ying, Ying Sheng Mao, Qing and so on. Because Luoyang is the capital of Zhou Pingwang, this Lin surname also originated from Nanjun, where Luoyang is located today, so the genealogy book called them Henan Lin surnames. In addition, in the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were Qiu Lin and other surnames among Xianbei people, and they also changed their surnames to Lin in the movement of Emperor Xiaowen changing their surnames, and they were registered as Luoyang people in Henan Province. The above three Lin surnames are the main lineages of Lin surnames today.

gathering place (migration and main distribution)

Lin Jian's descendants developed and multiplied in Boling area. At the time of Lin Zai, descendants also lived in this vast area, and even migrated and migrated. At the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Lin Ji, Lin Cai and others migrated to the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

in the Qin and Han dynasties, descendants of Lin Yong in the state of Lu moved to Qi County to live. Later, Qi County was renamed Ji 'nan County, so they were called Ji 'nan County people or "Ji 'nan Forest".

Lin Mao was appointed as the prefect of Xiapi County and moved to Xiapi County. After his tenure, he settled down in Zitongxiang, a county. Later, this branch of Lin, which was derived from "Jinan Forest", was called "Xuzhou Forest" or "Xiapi Forest", and Lin Ying or Lin Mao was the founder.

"Jin 'anlin" originated from "Jinan Forest", and Lin Lu was the first person named Lin to enter Fujian. His descendants not only stayed in Jin 'an, but also moved to Houguan, Futang, Changle, Lianjiang, Wenling, Nan 'an, Qingxi, Dehua, Hui 'an, Longxi, Zhangpu, Putian and other places, and set up bases in these places respectively. In addition, when "Xiapi Forest" spread to Lin Guomin, it became the ancestor of Lin surname in Taizhou and Wenzhou.

"Jin 'anlin" initiated the history of the development of Lin surname in the southeast coastal area. Due to the numerous branches in historical development, especially some of them later moved back to the north or Taiwan Province and other overseas places, and became the largest tribe of Lin surname in the world.

Lin people who originally lived in the north moved south with Wang Shenzhi at the end of the Tang Dynasty and settled in various parts of Fujian, and later developed into an influential faction of Lin. He became the founder of the tribes of "Lianjiang", "Konghe", "Taojiang" and "Fuquan Houan".

Lin is the second surname in Taiwan Province. There is "Chen Lin spent half a day", except for Chen, which is the largest number of Lin's clan. Mainly in Tainan and Taipei, followed by Changhua, Chiayi, Nantou, Taichung and Hsinchu. The Lin surname in Taiwan Province is closely related to the Lin surname in mainland China, and it was moved by the people of Fujian Lin clan in mainland China. The "Virgin in the sky" or "ancestor" has been flourishing all over Taiwan Province, Fujian. The story of this fairy is enough to explain the long-standing reputation of Lin, because the ancestor's lay surname is Lin, and she was the daughter of Lin Yuan, a native of Putian in the Song Dynasty.

from the root, some people surnamed Lin who live overseas moved from Fujian and Guangdong. Others moved from these places to Taiwan Province, and then from Taiwan Province to other countries or regions.