Surname, unified ancestral home; Historical people are not divided by their descendants; The surname is also a symbol of family blood. "A Brief Introduction to Tongzhi Clans" said: Before the three generations (Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties), surnames were divided into two, with men taking surnames and women (women) taking surnames. So, don't be high or low. Noble people have surnames, while bitches have no surnames. Surnames are so different from marriage that there is a difference between sharing surnames and sharing surnames. If the surnames are different, the marriage can be passed; People with different surnames cannot get married. After three generations, the surnames became one, and they did not intermarry, depending on the nobility. Note: "Noble people have surnames": Jiande, the son of heaven, was born in the place where his surnames (such as branch surnames) were given. If a husband keeps his surname, he will keep his family, and the world will never stop worshipping him. No country has it.
Single surname: a surname with only one word. As opposed to a compound surname. Such as: "Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu, Chen, Zhi, Yang, Huang, Zhao, Zhou, Wu, Xu, Sun, Ma, Hu, Zhu, Guo, He, Luo, Gao and Lin. According to statistics, there are 693 1 single surnames in China.
Compound surname: refers to a surname consisting of two or more Chinese characters. For example, Ouyang, Sima, Shangguan and Simon. There are many sources of compound surnames, such as official names, fiefs and occupations. Part of it comes from the change of surnames of ethnic minorities.
According to the China Surnames Dictionary, ancient and modern nationalities in China recorded two-character surnames 90 12, three-character surnames 4850, four-character surnames 2276, five-character surnames 54 1, six-character surnames 142, seven-character surnames 39 and eight-character surnames 14 in Chinese characters. Bald bald Heiliwuti Tatar, Wulanhangir Mat Gilming, Euler Special to Temarukir), with a cross surname of 1 (that is, there are only many Tatars in Khorchuan Jamsu).