Continued surname is one of the ancient surnames in China. It lived in the Central Plains in its early days. During the Han and Tang dynasties, a noble family with county names was formed in Henan and Shanxi, with Hedong County and Yanmen County as counties. Today, there are still extended families in Shandong, Liaoning, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan and other places. The population with continued surnames did not enter the top 300 in China.
The origin of Manchu's continued surname
Manchu ancestors didn't have surnames at first, but only words used to address surnames (called hala in Manchu). Influenced by the Han nationality after entering the customs, he adopted a single surname in Chinese characters. But when taking the surname, it is in accordance with national customs. The custom of taking the name of one of the ancestors as the surname of China is called "taking the surname by name", which is the result of this custom.