Yan surname is another branch of Yan surname. According to the surname spectrum, there are two surnames, Yan and Yan. According to "Five Tones with Same Rhyme", Yan is "the same, sharing". Because Yan and Yan are of the same ancestry, they are both descendants of the Yellow Emperor and the dragon, so Yan and Yan's family names are Taiyuan, and their aristocratic families lived in Taiyuan County in ancient times (it is said that Yan's aristocratic family lived in Tianshui). Because Yan's "vulgarity" entered Yan, there were two surnames, Yan and Yan, so among the hundreds of surnames, the two surnames coexisted.
1. According to legend, Yi, the son of Taibo, was sealed in Yan Township, and later people took Yan as their surname, so they changed their surname to Yan.
2. According to legend, when the king's youngest son was born, he had a word Yan on his hand, so he was sealed in Yancheng, and his descendants were also named Yan.
3. Ji Fa's son Tang Shuyu founded the State of Jin. When Jin succeeded in becoming Qi Huangong, Jin succeeded in giving a place in Yan State to his son Yi. After the demise of the Jin Dynasty, some of his descendants took Yan as their surname, so they also took Yan as their surname.
2. Migration Distribution According to the document "Yan Family Tree" of the former residence of Yan (Yan) Xishan in Wutai Mountain Tourist Area, Shanxi Province, Yan ranks 50th among the surnames in China today. Yan surnames all come from Ji surnames and are descendants of Ji Chang. There are three origins: First, it is said that Hou Ji, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor, inherited the surname of Ji and was honored as the ancestor by Zhou people. Legend has it that he was the father of the 12th Sun Gu (now Qishan North, Shaanxi Province) and moved from Taizhou (now Binxian County, Shaanxi Province) to the foot of Qishan, renamed Zhou, so the father of Gu was also called Zhou. King Tai has three sons: Taber, Zhong Yong and Li Ji. Ji Li was very talented and gave birth to a son named Ji Chang. When Ji Chang was born, Sheng Rui appeared. Wang Tai said excitedly, "I should be a prosperous person in the world, but I will be prosperous in the future!" ! When Taber and Zhong Yong saw this, they realized that their father wanted Ji Li to inherit the throne, so that he could pass it on to Ji Chang in the future. They took the initiative to give way, and then went south from Qishan to Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, which is now Man Jing, and became princes according to local customs. Later, the State of Wu was established, with its capital in Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. After the calendar, Ji Chang succeeded to the throne and moved to Fengyi (now the west bank of Feng Shui in Xi 'an, Shaanxi). Ji Chang is Zhou Wenwang. Now, Taibo's great-grandson was appointed as a native of Yan Township, and his descendants took the fief as their surname and called it Yan. Second, after Zhou Kangwang. After Zhou Kang ascended the throne for five times, he launched a war against Guimian (now the northern part of Shaanxi Province) and the southeast, and distributed the slaves and land obtained in the war to nobles at all levels. After Wang Jixia's youngest son was born, King Kang sealed him in Yancheng, and his descendants took the fief as their surname. This is the Yan family in Shaanxi and the third family after it. Tang Shuyu is Zhou Chengwang's younger brother. After the Duke of Zhou destroyed the Tang Dynasty (now the west wing of Shanxi), he gave him the land of the Tang Dynasty, which was called the State of Jin in history. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the son of Jin Chenggong was easily sealed in Yan (now the west of Anyi County, Shanxi Province) and later destroyed by the State of Jin. Most descendants of the Yi people lived in Heluo area, and in Xingyang at the end of Han Dynasty. They took the fief as their surname and called it Yan. Yan surname first developed in Shanxi, Hubei and other places. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yan began to enter Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu. From the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Yan began to gradually expand to the south and developed to Jiangsu, Hunan and other places. After the Qing Dynasty, it began to enter Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan Province provinces. Yan's main settlements are Hedong, Anyi, Pinglu, Yichun, Xin 'an, Xicheng, Tianshui, Ant, Wuyang, Changshan, Guangping and Taiyuan. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Mu Yan, a descendant of Yan Zhang (a native of Xingyang, Henan), moved to Han An, Brazil (now Sichuan) to take refuge, while Sun Yanfu, another descendant, was named Pinglehou in Wei Wudi and returned to Xin 'an, Henan. Fu's son, Puren, was the magistrate (now in Guangxi and Guizhou provinces). Pusheng praised him as the general of Jinci and the satrap of Hanzhong. Zan Shengheng is the satrap of western Liaoning. Ding Hengsheng was the magistrate of Beiping and was appointed as. Later, later generations moved to Henan, Tianshui and Dunhuang. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a war in the north, and Yan moved southward on a large scale. After two important periods of reproduction and migration, Yan settled in many places in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. In a word, Yan's surname originated and multiplied in northern China, and it is a typical northern surname. The compilation time of A Brief History of Yan Nationality in Anqing is unknown. It records the ancestor Yan Deyou, whose ancestral home is Hongdong County, Taiyuan District, Shanxi Province. There was chaos in the world at the end of Yuan Dynasty. He lived in Yuzhou Bayi for two years, lived in Yiling, and did weeding business in a deserted place in Hexi. From Xiaopingshanba, downstream, to Leikou Hebei Half Moon Belt at the foot of Bijia Mountain, for more than twenty miles, descendants of the Chinese people have thrived here. Up to now, there are thousands of fireworks in our generation, with a population of 3 thousand to 4 thousand. The place where Yan's relatives live, with * * as the main center, is called * * * Yan. Yanshi mainly includes Tianshui County, Henan County and Taiyuan County.
Third, historical celebrities.
Yan Heng: The magistrate of Liaoxi County in Jin Dynasty repeatedly persuaded him to kill him. Yu Ming (Ming, surname), the chief of staff (engaged in middle rank), was ill at home and immediately went to meet him in a sedan chair. Xi was furious and said, "I killed Yan Heng. What does it have to do with others? You called in sick to scold me! " Yu Ming said, "Your Excellency treated me with courtesy, so I repay you wholeheartedly. Now, you are so angry with me, compared with your anger from far and near, what is it? As the son of heaven, he died of pride and cruelty, not to mention being a minister. I hope you calm down for a while and think about my words. " Ignore it. So people's grievances dispersed, plus famine and plague. As it happens, Xerox, the general of Emperor Dongzhen of the Han Dynasty, captured Yang Xia (Taikang County, Henan Province) and attacked Mengcheng (Shangqiu City, Henan Province), but captured Wang Gou and Sima Duan alive. Later generations praised Yan Heng for his integrity.
Four, the county hall number 1, county level.
Tianshui County: In the third year of Ding Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty (1 14 BC), it was located in Pingxiang (now the northwest of Tongwei, Gansu), and its jurisdiction was equivalent to five counties of Tongwei, Jingning, Qin 'an, Dingxi, Qingshui, Zhuanglang, Gangu and Sol Zhang in Gansu, northwest of Tianshui, east of Longxi and northeast of Yuzhong. The Western Jin Dynasty moved the county to Shangtuo (now Tianshui City), and the Northern Wei Dynasty was equivalent to today's cities and counties such as Shui, Qin 'an and Gangu. This branch of Yan is human.
Henan County: In the second year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (205 BC), it was changed to Sanchuan County of Qin Dynasty and ruled in Luoyang (now the northeast of Luoyang City, Henan Province). Its jurisdiction is equivalent to Luoshui, Yishui and Shuanghe in the lower reaches, Jia Luhe in the upper reaches and Yuanyang County in the north of the Yellow River. This branch of Yan's family has been there.
Taiyuan County: Established in the fourth year of the Warring States Period (246 BC), located in Jinyang (now southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province). The Northern Wei Dynasty ruled Jinzhong area, which was quite yangqu, Jiaocheng, Pingyao and Heshun. This branch of Yan is also after.
2. Hall number
The main hall names of Yan surname are: Tianshui Hall, Henan Hall and Taiyuan Hall.