The origin of the surname Heng
1. There are six sources.
1. Yi Yin, a wise minister of Shang Tang Dynasty, because he contributed the most to the extermination of Xia, Shang Tang named him Yin (prime minister) and gave him the honorific title A Heng (A means Yi, which means Heng) It is to maintain, and harmony means to rely on). Later, Yi Yin's descendants took their surname from the character Heng in Yi Yin's title and called him the surname Heng.
2. Bo Qin, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhou, was granted the title of Lu and established the State of Lu. His descendants include the son Heng, and his descendants are named after their ancestors and are called Heng.
3. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, and several of Yuan Shao's sons killed each other. Some people named Yuan fled to Hengshan, Hunan to live in seclusion and took refuge. They changed their surname to Heng after the place of residence. .
4. It is derived from a place name. It comes from Yongyong, a city in the state of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a surname named after a place. Yongyong, also known as Hengyong and Yuanyong, was a city of Zheng State in the Spring and Autumn Period. Its former site is five miles northwest of Wuyuan County, Henan Province. There are still ruins of the old Yongyong City.
5. It originated from the Manchu people and came from the famous official sword craftsman Yehenala Shengzhi during the Qing Dynasty. It was a surname given by the emperor. The swords made by the famous Beijing Baodaoheng can cut paper and silk with light weight and break steel bars with heavy weight.
6. It originated from the Mongolian people and came from Haschaolu, a famous scholar in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. It is a sinicization of the surname into a surname. The Mongolian Heng family originated from the famous writer, poet, philosopher, and translator Haschaolu during the Qing Dynasty. He was a descendant of the Mongolian Golden Family.
2. Migration distribution and gathering places
The Heng family is a multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname group. The total population is not included in the 100 families in mainland China and Taiwan Province. The top 300 surnames are ranked as the 347th in the Song version of "One Hundred Family Surnames". The surname Heng is not among the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan. During the Shang Dynasty, there was a wise minister named Yi Yin. It was with his assistance that Shang Tang established the Shang Dynasty. later. Shang Tang respectfully called Yi Yin Aheng, which means trust. Yi Yin had a descendant who took his honorific title as his surname. This was the Heng family. Hengxian, a scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was erudite and talented. He once studied under the Wulu Sect, the most eloquent scholar at that time, and served as Wang Mang's lecturer. During the Shang Dynasty, there was a court official named Yi Yin who made the greatest contribution to overthrowing the Xia Dynasty. King Tang Zun of Shang named him A Heng. There are currently two interpretations of Aheng. One is the official title responsible for protecting and educating, and the other is the title meaning pillar and reliance. In order to remember this glorious title, Yi Yin's descendants took the character "heng" as their surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a young master named Heng in the State of Lu, and his descendants took their ancestor's surname as their surname. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao defeated Cao Cao in Guandu. His descendants and their families fled to Hengshan, Hunan, and changed their surname to Heng to hide their identity from others.
The early activities of the Heng clan were in Henan and Shandong. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, they expanded to Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places, and formed a prominent clan in southern Henan, with Runan County as its leader. Nowadays, people of the Heng clan are distributed throughout the country.
Evidence that the character generation belongs to a family or a bloodline factor that is not easy to disappear completely in the surname. Based on the scrutiny of the character generation, it can be found that the character generation of the Heng family in Yanting, Sichuan is calm and has a strong legacy of Yiyin. .
Today's Pengxi County, Yibin City, Mianyang City, Yanting County, Langzhong City, Xichong County, Suining City, Changning County, Liangshan area in Sichuan Province, Hengyang City in Hunan Province, and Zaozhuang in Shandong Province Xuecheng County, Wenshang County, Tancheng County of Linyi City, Jixian County of Tianjin City, Qinhuangdao City of Hebei Province, Nanjing City, Changzhou City, Xuzhou City, Pi County, Suzhou City, Yangzhou City, Huaian City of Jiangsu Province, Henan Province Xiuwu County, Xiping County, Fengqiu County, Qingfeng County of Puyang City, Zhongmu County of Zhengzhou City, Gangu County of Gansu Province, Ma'anshan City and Wuhe County of Anhui Province, Hanzhong City of Shaanxi Province, Fengxiang County of Baoji City, Qinghai People of the Heng clan are distributed in Xining City in Hubei Province, Jingmen City and Xiangfan City in Hubei Province, Shuangcheng City in Heilongjiang Province, Taiwan Province, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and other places.
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Yanmen County: During the Warring States Period, King Wuling of Zhao established the county, and the Qin and Han Dynasties followed it. It is equivalent to the current Dai County area in Shanxi Province.
Runan County: A county was established during the reign of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, with Shangcai as its administrative seat (south of Shangcai County today in Henan Province). It is equivalent to the area south of central Henan Province and north of the Huaihe River in Anhui Province.
Hall name
Ahengtang: Yiyin was a wise prime minister of the Shang Dynasty. When Tang Dynasty defeated Jie and destroyed Xia, Yiyin was responsible for most of the achievements. King Tang respectfully called him Ahengtang, which means His status was balanced with that of Shang Tang, and he did not dare to treat him like a minister.