What is the seniority behind the name Zhang?

The Zhang family in Gu County, Shandong include: Chao, Long, Feng (Zong, Zhong), Yu (Bang, Ping), Yuan (Hong), Wen, Chong (De), Dian (Guo), Xi (Jing, Chuan, Pi), Ji (Xu), Shu (Xing), Guang (Heng, Xiu), Bing, Ru, Shao, Yong, Qing, Qi, Ting, Ji, Ming, Shi, Bao, Xiang, Hong , learning, virtuous, embracing, vibrating, establishing, building, prosperous, and successful, the total number is thirty-three characters.

The surname Zhang currently lives in No. 8 Village, Heping Township, Nanjiang County, Sichuan Province. The style of writing formulated by the predecessors is: Zuo lives in the official world, and has great ambitions to rejuvenate the country. The "国" at the end of the word school is modified by modern times, and the "Fa" is drawn up by the predecessors. Our hometown is near Zhengzheng in Nanjiang County. On the hillside behind Zhengzheng Tower is the tombstone of Zhang Tianzuo, our second ancestor, and Zhang Qide, our first ancestor.

Population distribution

During the Song Dynasty, there were approximately 4.9 million people with the surname Zhang, accounting for approximately 6.3% of the national population, making it the third most common surname in the Song Dynasty. The largest province with Zhang surname is Shandong Province. Distribution across the country is mainly concentrated in Shandong and Henan provinces, accounting for approximately 27.7% of the total population with the surname Zhang, followed by Sichuan, Hebei, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei, Shanxi, Gansu, and Jiangxi, with another 54.5% %. The country has formed population centers with the surname Zhang in North China, Northwest China and the Central Plains.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Zhang surname