There are many common surnames in our life, as well as many minority names that we have never even heard of, and some surnames that are embarrassing to call. Let's have a look.
1. Gou surname
Gou surname existed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is the surname of descendants of the Yellow Emperor and Shun Di, and it is the most common in Sichuan Province. However, because "Gou" is homophonic with "dog", it is very embarrassing for people with this surname, and it is also difficult to name "Gou".
Second, the surname of pig
The surname "pig" originated in the Three Kingdoms period and mainly distributed in Fujian, Taiwan Province, Guizhou and other regions. According to the saying that the ancients once created the surname "Shi" according to their occupation, it is very likely that the ancestors of the pig surname were pig farmers in ancient times.
The surname "Pig" has been handed down from generation to generation, and it was also included in the revised edition of Thousands of Surnames published in 22. However, due to the fact that "pig" was not included as the surname in Hundred Family Names, most of the surnames of "pig" were changed to "Zhu" to avoid trouble.
III. Chicken surname
Chicken is a rare surname, belonging to one of the four "indigenous" surnames in Foshan. The origin of the surname of chicken can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period, when the Yue people went to Foshan to reclaim land by sea. Because of the harsh local environment, they took the surname of chicken, because the homonym of the word "chicken" is the same as "Ji", which means good luck, and the singing of chicken represents light and diligence. They want to live a hard-working and prosperous life here by this surname of chicken. In the Tang Dynasty, the chicken surname reached its peak and became one of the four "indigenous" surnames in Foshan.
However, with the development of the times, the surname chicken has gradually become ambiguous, without the beautiful meaning of the past, but also with a discriminatory name. Many people change their surnames to avoid getting into trouble and being laughed at. In modern times, there are only two sisters in Foshan who keep this surname. One is called Sister Chicken, who has passed through seventy years of age. One is called Chicken Meiying, and he is nearly sixty years old.