According to legend, in ancient times, there was Bai Huangshi, the leader of the eastern tribes, whose name was Zhi. Because of the totem of cypress, it was called Bai Zhi. It is said that he once served as Fuxi's assistant, worked hard in the world without taking credit, and benefited the people without wanting anything, so he won the support of the people and was honored as Bai Huang. He lives in Huangbai Mountain (in Chenliu County, Henan Province), and his descendants are Bai. "A Textual Research on Surnames" records: [In the Spring and Autumn Period, Baiguo was destroyed by Chu, and the descendants thought it was the surname and looked out of Wei County. In the spring and autumn period, there was a cypress pavilion in the west of Xiping County, Henan Province. The birthplace of the surname Bai is here. Later, after the country was destroyed, descendants gradually propagated to Weijun (now Linzhang County, Henan Province) and Jiyang (now Dingtao County, Shandong Province).
There are three main origins of the surname Bai:
(1) The surname was named after the country. Its origin can be traced back to three generations ago. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, there was Baiguo, also called Baiziguo, so it was located in the Baiting area of Xiping, Henan Province today. According to legend, the founding king of Baiguo was Bai Gao, the courtier of the Yellow Emperor. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Baiguo was destroyed by the State of Chu, and the descendants of the monarch of Baiguo took the original name of Baiguo as their surname. "A Brief History of the Clans" states: "Baiguo was destroyed by Chu in Xiping County, Cai Zhou, and the descendants took the country as their surname".
(2) naming people by their names. The ancestor is Bai Ming, which originated when Yao was the tribal leader, and the surname won. "Historical Records. Qin Benjing" contains: "It is a great expense to be assisted by Zuo Shun, to train birds and beasts, and to train birds and beasts more, in order to give Bai Yun and Shun a surname." Since then, Bai Kun has had two surnames, namely, Bai surname and Won surname, and his descendants have also formed two generations, one of which is Bai surname.
(3), the surname is given by a wooden name. According to legend, in ancient times, there was Bai Huangshi, the leader of the eastern tribes, named Zhi. Because cypress was the totem, it was called Bo Zhi. It is said that Bozhi once served as Fuxi's assistant, worked hard in the world without taking credit, and benefited the people without asking for anything, so he won the support of the people and was honored as an emperor. He lives in Huangbo Mountain (in Chenliu County, Henan Province), and his descendants are surnamed Bo. Bo surname, also known as Bo surname in ancient times.
Historical celebrities:
The Yellow Emperor had a local official (Situ) Bai Chang, Emperor Zhuan Xu had a master Bai Liang's father, and Di Ku had a master Bai Zhao. During the reign of Emperor Yao, Bai Gao was sealed in Bai (now in the southeast of Wuyang County, Henan Province), with the name Bai Chengzi. Bai, the legendary King of Shu. Biography of Han Yang Xiong Shu Wang: "The first name of Shu Wang is Can Cong, and the later generation is Bai, and the latter is Fu. These three generations are hundreds of years old, and they are all immortal." Paco, a fairy in myths and legends. Shan Hai Jing Hai Nei Jing: "To the east of the mountains and clear waters, there is a mountain called Zhaoshan. Some people call it Paco. Paco is up and down here, as for the sky. " Guo Pu's Note: "The cypress is high, and the immortal is also."
In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Bai Guojun and Bai Tong served as Zhou's servant.
In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there was a historian named Bai Tangqian. Han has Bai Zhi and Bai Shichang.
in the Tang dynasty, there were Bai Jian, the left leader of the guard, and Bai Liangqi, the king of the Plain.
There were painters Bai Ziting and Bai Zhao in the Yuan Dynasty.
in the Ming dynasty, there was Shi Baiying, the commander of Yan 'an Guards.
There were famous painters and poets in Qing Dynasty,
calligrapher Bai Qian
painter, calligrapher and poet Bai Gu.
in modern times, there was Bai Wenwei, a bourgeois revolutionary and Anhui governor.
There are differences in generations due to different branches, which is really hard to say. For example, there are many Bai's in Xinghua, with gold, dragon, square, auspicious and celebration; Chuan ... and so on, Bishantang, moved from Baijiadun in Baoying to continue in history, should be closer to the surname of Bai in Lixiahe area in northern Jiangsu.
The name is actually very simple, so it is not necessary to be so strict, smooth and pleasant to listen to. Of course, it would be best if the name is meaningful and elegant. The name of Bai surname should be very good, because the word Bai is very poetic. For example, Bai Yang, how nice!