1. The Yellow Emperor had twenty-five sons, fourteen of whom had the surname Ji, You, Qi, Ji, Teng, Zhen, Ren, Xun, Xi, Ji, Huan, Yi and twelve others. Four of them belong to the second surname.
Xu Chen explained in "Guoyu·Jinyu": "There are twenty-five sects of the Yellow Emperor's sons, and fourteen of them have surnames, which are twelve surnames, Ji, You, Qi, Ji, Teng, Zhen, Ren, Xun, Xi, Ji, Zhen and Yi are also ""Historical Records" records: Huangdi, the son of Shaodian. The surname Ren comes from the descendants of Yu Yang, the youngest son of the Yellow Emperor. It is a surname given by the emperor and named after the country. According to the "Tangshu Genealogy List of Prime Ministers" and "Zuo Zhuan Zhengyi", Ren is one of the twelve basic surnames bestowed by the Yellow Emperor more than 5,000 years ago. It is a very ancient surname with a glorious tradition.
2. Derived from the Feng surname, Taihao and Fuxi surnames
The surname Ren comes after Taihao and comes from the fiefdom of Renguo (i.e. Rencheng), a descendant of Taihao (Fuxi). Belongs to the surname named after the country. The surname Ren is responsible for offering sacrifices to Taihao and Jishui. He is proficient in Fuxi Bagua, astronomy and calendar, river sacrifices, and is good at playing the harp and harp.
Extended information:
The surname Ren ranks 59th among Chinese surnames today.
Development and evolution: During the pre-Qin period, the Ren surname mainly developed in Hubei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi. During the Qin Shihuang period, Nanhai County was established, which is now Guangzhou. Nanhai Wei Renxiao was the first to arrive in Guangdong. Anyone with the surname. In the Han Dynasty, the Ren surname developed to Sichuan, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Gansu and other places. In the Song Dynasty, people with the Ren surname moved to Fujian, and in the Qing Dynasty, people with the Ren surname began to enter Taiwan.
The main settlement areas of Ren surname are: Le'an, Jiangling, Panyu, Mianzhu, Xinfan, Chengdu, Juzhang, Tianshui, Zhang'an, Bingzhou, Ruyin, Guangnian, Lujiang, Xihe, Hedong wait.
Baidu Encyclopedia——Ren Surname