Feng Yi County: In the first year of Taichu (104 BC) of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the administrative district of Zuo Feng Yi was established. Together with "You Fufeng" and "Jingzhao Yin", they were collectively known as "Jiuji Sanfu". During the Three Kingdoms period, Feng Yi of Zuo was reorganized into a county, and his administrative seat was Linjin (today's Dali, Shaanxi Province). The Northern Wei Dynasty moved to Gaolu (now Gaoling, Shaanxi Province). The founding ancestor of this branch of the Lei family is a descendant of the Lei Huan clan of the Western Jin Dynasty. Yuzhang County: Yuzhang County was established in the Han Dynasty to govern Nanchang (now the capital of Jiangxi Province), and its jurisdiction was roughly the same as today's Jiangxi Province. In later generations, its jurisdiction gradually shrank to the area near Nanchang. In the Sui Dynasty, Nanchang County was changed to Yuzhang County. In the late Tang Dynasty, it was changed to Zhongling County and then to Nanchang.
The origin of "Lei"
The surname Lei (L?i) has three origins: 1. From Fang Lei, the ninth grandson of Yandi Shennong, named after Fan Lei. Shi. According to the "Compilation of Yuanhe Surnames" and "Tongzhi? Clan Briefing", it is said that Fang Lei is the ninth grandson of Yan Emperor Shennong. He was granted the title of Fangshan (in the Songshan area in the central and northern part of Henan Province) by the Yellow Emperor for his military exploits. vassal states. His descendants took the country's name as their surname, with the compound surname Fang Lei. Later, they were divided into two branches, one with the surname Fang and the other with the surname Lei. 2. From the Yellow Emperor, there was a minister named Lei Gong, who was later named after his ancestor. According to "Xingyuan", the surname Lei is an ancient surname. According to legend, the Yellow Emperor had a minister named Lei Gong, who was a famous doctor and proficient in medical skills. He once discussed medical theories with the Yellow Emperor. According to "Su Wen Zhu Zhi Jiao Shu Lun", Huangdi sat in the Mingtang and called Lei Gong to ask questions. ? King Zhou of Yin had a favorite minister Lei Kai. Later descendants took Lei as their surname. 3. People who changed their surnames from other ethnic groups and some minority ethnic groups have the surname Lei: ① According to "A Survey of Surnames" (the same below), at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were "Longshan Man" and "Nan'an Qiang" who changed their surname to Lei. . They gradually became completely Chinese, and after such a long period of time, they have now become one with the Han people and can no longer be distinguished from each other. ②The Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty had a surname of A Dian, and their Han surname was Lei. ③The Akzhan surname in Manchuria was changed to the Han surname Lei. ④The Chunlei family of the Jingpo tribe has a Han surname of Lei. ⑤The Buco family of the Jinuo tribe has a Chinese surname of Lei. ⑥ Today, the Zhuang, Miao, Yi, Yao, Shui, Achang, She, Qiang, Tujia, Mongolian, Hui and other ethnic groups all have the surname Lei.
The ancestor who got the surname: Fang Lei.
Ming Lei, the ninth-generation grandson of the Yan Emperor Shennong clan, was fighting fiercely in Zhuolu when the Yellow Emperor was attacking Chi You. Lei Fen bravely killed the enemy, regardless of life and death, and assisted the Yellow Emperor in annihilating Chi You and made great contributions. After the victory of the war, the Yellow Emperor rewarded Lei for his merits, and Lei was granted the title of Fangshan (roughly south of Ye County and northeast of Fangcheng County in present-day Henan Province). His clan was called Fanglei, one of the ancient vassal states. Later generations who took the country as their surname were named Lei. They respect Fang Lei as the ancestor of the people with the surname Lei.
Migration distribution
The Lei surname originally took the Central Plains as its breeding ground, from the Zhou Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty. For more than 800 years, the Lei surname did not appear in history. This is about This is due to the lack of celebrities in this issue. The above-mentioned branches of the Lei family were independent in their early development and had clear boundaries. Among them, one branch came from the Fang Lei tribe, which successively produced famous figures such as Lei Yi and Lei in the Later Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms. Information in this issue shows that people with the Lei surname have moved to the ancient Chu-Han lands, which are today's Jiangxi, Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan and other places. After that, after continuous reproduction and migration, the descendants of Lei Yi and Lei Tong formed a prominent family in today's Jiangxi Province during the Jin Dynasty, known in history as "Lei surnamed Yuzhang Wang". Later, it continued to spread to the north and south. Among them, a descendant of Lei Huan from Yuzhang moved to Fengyi (today's Dali, Shaanxi Province) and later developed into a prominent local family. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Lei surname had new developments in the north and south, but Feng Yi and Yuzhang were the main sources. Moreover, the two Lei surnames developed independently. It was not until the Sui and Tang Dynasties that due to some special reasons, the Lei surname , gradually migrated, developed, and merged together. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the surname Lei was more widely distributed, such as Inner Mongolia, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, and Shanxi. Among them, some of the Lei surnames who migrated to Jiangnan and Lingnan merged into the Miao, Yao, Yi, Dong, She, Zhuang, Li, Buyi and other ethnic groups. Among the Yao and She ethnic groups, the Lei surname is a common surname, and they have their own genealogy. , and some outstanding figures have emerged. The Lei surname of the Yao people is widely distributed in Guangxi, Hunan and Guangdong, such as Lingui, Lingchuan, Chengbu and other counties in Guangxi. Most of them respect Lei Yuanxiang as their founding ancestor. During the Hongwu period of the early Ming Dynasty, the Lei surname was one of the surnames of the people who migrated to the Hongdong Sophora tree in the Ming Dynasty. They were relocated to Shaanxi, Gansu, Hunan, Shandong, Henan, Hebei and other places. From the mid-Ming Dynasty to the mid-Qing Dynasty, the Lei surname was more widely distributed, and some people emigrated overseas.
Today, the surname Lei is widely distributed across the country, especially in Sichuan, Hubei, Shaanxi and other provinces. The Lei surname in these three provinces accounts for about 53% of the Han population in the country. The surname Lei is the 88th most popular surname in China today. It has a large population, accounting for about 0.22% of the country's Han population.
Hall name
Qianrang Hall: Lei Yi of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Chen Chong of the same county were good friends. The prefect promoted Chen Chong to Xiaolian, and Chen Chong was given to Lei Yi, but the prefect refused. The governor recommended Lei Yi to be a talented person, but Lei Yi wanted to give it to Chen Chong. The governor refused to listen, so Lei Yi pretended to be crazy and left. In addition, the main hall names of Lei surname are: "Feng Yitang", "Yuzhangtang", "Jingyitang", etc.
Clan Characteristics
1. Historically, people with the surname Lei were full of talents, and this is even more true in modern times. There are scientists, scholars, senior officials and heroes in the military and political circles who have the surname Lei. figures, the most famous of whom is the great communist fighter Lei Feng. 2. The surname Lei originates from the north and flourishes in the south. It is a typical southern surname. 3. The lines of words are arranged in an orderly manner. According to the Genealogy of the Lei Family compiled by Lei Chongmin in the 28th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the surname Lei in Yongqing, Hebei Province has one character: "Anjing Jingjin", which means that the good fortune can come, and the origin is always strong. ?
Lei Jing: A famous pharmacologist in the Southern Dynasties and Song Dynasty. He is famous for his three volumes of "Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun". Some of these pharmaceutical methods are still used today. He is the author of "On the Cooking Rules of Mixed Medicines and Divided Dosages" and so on.
Lei Xueqi: A native of Tongzhou, Shuntian (now Tongxian County, Beijing City), a scholar of the Qing Dynasty. He once compiled "The Bamboo Book of Classics", and wrote "The Biography of Xia Xiaozheng Jing", "The Original Meaning of Xia Xiaozheng", "The Compiled Edition", "An Examination of Ancient and Today's Xiang", etc.