1, from "dragon" surname:

197 1 year, a number of Korean bronze weapons were unearthed in Zhenghan, Xinzheng, Henan Province, and two of them were inscribed: "Zheng Ming in four years: Si Kou Chang Zhu, Arsenal engineer: Ye Yinpi Zao"; Scott Zhang Zhu, right library engineer: Chun Gao, Ye Yin: Yan Zao. "

That is, the name of the same shepherd, the first name is "Chang Zhu" and the second name is "Zhang Zhu", indicating that there was not only a "Chang" surname but also a "Zhang" surname in the Spring and Autumn Period. Chang Ben is a descendant of Dongyi. After surrendering to the merchants, he was responsible for manufacturing weapons such as bows and arrows. In the third issue of Oracle Bone Inscriptions's Ci, there is a record that "his eldest son is only a turtle, and Wang Congzhi", indicating that he is often a country and pays tribute to the Shang king on a regular basis.

Later, it was promoted as Zhang surname, so Chang surname was the ancestor of Zhang surname. In the written language, before the mid-Spring and Autumn Period, there were only "Chang" surnames without Zhang surnames, and after the mid-Spring and Autumn Period, there were only "Zhang" surnames without long surnames.

2. Originated from Ji surname:

One. "Hua", the grandson of the ancient Yellow Emperor, belongs to the official title. The grandson of the Yellow Emperor (said to be the fifth son) was famous all over the world, and the official was Gong Zheng (the official who supervised the making of bows and arrows). He observes lone stars and makes bows and arrows. He mainly worships Zhang Hang. His descendant is Zhang of Qinghe, who lives in Qingyang Township (now Qinghe, Hebei Province).

Second, from the descendants of the Yellow Emperor Ji surname, belonging to the word surname. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhang generation devoted themselves to Jin and Jin destroyed the aftermath of Korea. Zhang Lao and (that is) are both doctors in the state of Jin. The descendants of North Korean aristocrat Zhang Lao became the first hero of the founding of the Han Dynasty, and were regarded as ancestors by some descendants of Zhang.

3. From the change of surname:

First, it comes from Nie. Zhang Liao, a famous Cao Wei star in the Three Kingdoms period, was originally named Nie. His ancestors were Shanxi ant merchants at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. He once put forward a plan to round up the Xiongnu army in Mayi. In order to avoid resentment, the family changed their surname to Zhang, and the children took Zhang as their surname. ?

Second, from the given surname. Dragon, the leader of the Na people, was surrendered by Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms and was given the surname Zhang. Later, his descendants took Zhang as their surname.

Third, change the surname from ethnic minorities. Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, Zhuang, Miao, Yao, Li, Achang, Naxi, Lisu and other ethnic minorities have all changed their surnames, and many aborigines in Taiwan Province Province have adopted their surnames.

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General situation of Zhang surname

Zhang is one of the surnames of Han nationality, ranking 24th among hundreds of surnames. Zhang is the third surname, with 84.8 million people, accounting for 7.07% of the country's total population. Zhang is one of the top ten surnames of Chinese in the world and one of the top three surnames in the world.

Zhang's surname originated from Hedong (now west of Linyi County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province). During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin was the most important area in Zhang's development history. "Jieyi" in Hedong is an important gathering place and birthplace of Zhang, which was located on the east bank of the Yellow River west of Linyi, Shanxi in ancient times.

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