The surname Song ranks 118th in the Song version of "Hundred Family Surnames".

In contemporary times, the total population with the surname Song is nearly 10 million, accounting for approximately 0.81% of China's total population, making it the 24th most common surname.

Introduction to the surname: The surname Song is one of the Chinese surnames. It is a typical multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname, mainly derived from the surnames of Zi, Ji and ethnic minority surnames.

Wei Ziqi was the ancestor of the surname.

The ancestors of the Song surname invented and inherited the wooden dial.

Song is composed of "宀" and "木".

Wood represents building wood, the dots on "宀" represent "Qi Tian", and "冖" represents the sky, indicating the celestial calendar.