The origin of Niu surname

First, there are six sources.

1. It originated from the country of Niu, which was sealed by Mr. Niu Yi in the Western Zhou Dynasty and belonged to the country name.

According to the document "Preface to the Genealogy of Niu Family in Lingtai", when Zhou Sheng, the son of the son of King Wen met Mr. Niu Yi, and he was named as Tai Changqing and Xie Lvlang. Zu Niu Xiao participated in the determination of elegant music, followed by the emperor's intention, and set up the stone of the previous generation, in order to make self-objection, to make martial arts dance, to be like merit, to be successful, to be happy, and often to have new music and filial piety. This is also recorded in Lingtai County Records.

2. It comes from the surname of Zi, the descendant of Cheng Tang, the founding emperor of Shang Dynasty, and belongs to the surname of the ancestor.

The ancestor of this branch of the Niu family was Wei Ziqi, the monarch of the Song Dynasty in the early Western Zhou Dynasty.

according to historical records, such as A Brief History of the Tongzhi Clan, Compilation of Yuanhe Surname, and Table of the Genealogy of the Tang Dynasty, after the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Gongdan made Wei Ziqi (Zhou Wang's ordinary brother), a royal family of Shang Dynasty, in the Song Dynasty (now Shangqiu, Henan Province), in order to worship the Tang King and establish the Song State.

3. It originated from the official position, came from the official cattle in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and belonged to the official title.

Niu Ren, an official post established in the Western Zhou Dynasty, was responsible for raising cattle and livestock, and then paying tribute to the princes according to the regulations to ensure their meat and sacrifice. Niu ren is under the jurisdiction of the local government department and holds the position of doctor. There are also two sergeants, four corporal, four Shi, four Cheng, and twelve apprentices under Niu, which are very important official positions in the two-week period.

4. It comes from the change of surname, and it comes from the change of surname to Niushi, which belongs to the sinicization.

according to the historical records Sui Shu and Lu Shi, Niu Hong's father in the Sui Dynasty was named Kun Yun, and when he was a servant in the Northern Wei Dynasty, he was given the surname of Niu. In ancient times, the words "Kun", "Liao" and "Liao" were used for official holidays, so the name "Kun" was also called "Liao" and "Liao".

In addition, it is recorded that during the Three Kingdoms period, Jin Niu, a famous Wei national, was poisoned by Sima Yi, and his family took refuge and fled. Because his ancestor's name was Yi Liao, he changed his surname to Kun. After Zhi Yunyun was given his original surname, he was also changed back to Niu's surname.

5. It originated from the people and belongs to the family with professional skills.

Farmhouses and cows are companions, and they stay together all day long, and some take cows as their surnames; There is a saying in the north that the shabu-shabu cattle are one family; There is also a saying that the ancestors surnamed Niu lived by herding cattle, so they took their occupation as their surname, which has been passed down from generation to generation.

6. Originated from other ethnic minorities, it belongs to Chinese culture and changed its surname to surname.

Today, there are Niu clansmen in the Tibetan, Tujia, Dongxiang, Hui, Korean and Yi ethnic groups, and most of them originated from the policy of detaining people and the movement of changing the land to the stream carried out by the central government in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, which has been passed down from generation to generation.

II. Migration and distribution, gathering place

The surname Niu is widely distributed throughout the country, especially in Henan, which accounts for about 4% of the total population of the Han nationality in China, and also in Anhui, Shandong, Shanxi, Hebei and Longxi, which together account for about 65% of the total population of the Han nationality. Niu is the 113th surname in China, with a large population, accounting for .14% of the Han population in China.

according to professor yuan Yida's statistics, as of the spring of 213, according to the number of the total population of all surnames in China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), Niu's surname ranked 98th, and now it has once again entered the top 1!

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County Lookout

Longxi County: During the Warring States Period, King Qin Zhaoxiang of the State of Qin set up the county in the 28th year (Jiazi, 279 BC). It was named after being in the west of Longshan Mountain, and it was located in Didao (now Lintao, Gansu Province). At that time, it was located in the middle reaches of Taohe River east of dongxiang county in Gansu Province, the upper reaches of Weihe River west of Wushan Mountain and the Western Han Dynasty north of Lixian County. During the Western Han Dynasty, its jurisdiction was in the middle reaches of Taohe River in the east of dongxiang county, Gansu Province, the upper reaches of Weihe River in the west of Wushan Mountain, the upper reaches of the Western Han River in the north of Lixian County and the eastern part of Tianshan City. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei moved to Xiangwu (now Longxi, Gansu). During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the jurisdiction was in the vicinity of Longxi County, Gansu Province.

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Longxitang: Actually, it is the same as the name of Niu's noble family county. Longxi is the center of Niu's reproduction and development. Wherever people with Niu's surname go, they will recognize each other as the same clan. They all came from Longxi at first, talking to each other, feeling cordial, helping each other and doing their best.

Taishitang: It originated from Niu Fenghe, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, and wrote the Book of the Tang Dynasty. Niu Fenghe is Niu Hong's great-grandson, an assistant minister in the official to Zhongshu, who wrote the Book of the Tang Dynasty, with 11 volumes. Because the main achievement of his life is to repair national history, the name of the hall is Taishitang. Since it is a commemorative hall number, it naturally has the meaning of singing praises.

In addition, the main family names of Niu are: Daya Gallery, Weimingtang and Yanyitang.