Luoyang City, Henan Province, Wuzhi County, Henan Province
The surname Ping is one of the Chinese surnames, ranking 95th in "Hundred Family Surnames" . The total population of the Ping surname is not among the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan Province.
The origin of "ping"
1. Originated from official position, from the official Pingjia people in the Western Zhou Dynasty, belonging to the official position The title is Shi. It is recorded in the classic book "Zhou Li? Di Guan Zhi Jia Zhu": "The people of Pingjia in the city are now Yue Ping." ?It is also recorded in "Zhou Li? Local Officials? Hostage Notes":? Ping Jia people, the quality is also flat. The Lord pacified Wujia. ?Among the descendants of the Pingjia people and the Jia people, there are those who take the official title of their ancestors as their surname, and are called the Pingjia family. In later provincial texts, they were simplified to the single surnames Ping family and Jia family, which have been passed down from generation to generation to this day. 2. Derived from the surname Jiang, it comes from the descendants of Yan Ying, the prime minister of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a surname based on the ancestor's name. 3. Derived from the surname Ji, it comes from the fiefdom of Pingyi, the son of Nuo, the son of Han Aihou, the Korean king during the Warring States Period. The name of the fiefdom is surname. During the Warring States Period, the Korean monarch Han Aihou granted his young son Wei Nuo (Grandma Wei) to Pingyi (today's Linfen, Shanxi). His descendants took the ancestral fiefdom as their surname and passed it down from generation to generation as the Ping family. 4. Derived from the surname Zi, which came from Yuanhou, the son of King Wuding of Shang Dynasty at the end of the Shang Dynasty. It is a compound surname simplified to surname in provincial texts. 5. Derived from official position. 6. Originated from Mongolian, Manchu and Hui people.
Migration distribution
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi State had a famous prime minister, Yan Ying, named Pingzhong. He assisted Qi Jinggong at that time and The state of Qi was governed very well. Although he was short, he was very resourceful. His descendants were proud of such an ancestor and took the "Ping" in his character as their surname. Therefore, this surname originated from the surname Yan. During the Warring States Period, Han Aihou, the king of Korea, had a son named "Nao". He was granted the title of Pingyi (today's Linfen, Shanxi Province), and his descendants took the name of the land named "Ping" as their surname. This surname originated from the surname of the Korean public family, the surname Ji. The Ping surname later developed into a prominent family in Hanoi County, and was known as Hanoi Wang in the world. Lu Shiyun said: "The youngest son of Marquis Ai of Han Dynasty, he eats and eats in Pingyi, so he takes it as his surname." ?"A Survey of Surnames" records: After Yan Pingzhong, Prime Minister of Qi, he took the name as his surname. Ping Wang lives in Qinyang, Henan Province. (See also "1. Origin of Surnames" above)