The origin of surnames
Single descent: from Manchu, from Han nationality to Manchu surname-Gang, took refuge in Han nationality and changed his surname. There are three similar theories about the origin of Manchu families:
According to "Tang Jiapu" records:
At the end of Ming Dynasty, there were five brothers, originally from Han nationality. Their names were Tong Gong, Tong Kuan, Tong Xin, Tong Min and Tong Hui, originally from Tiejiazhuang, xian county, Hebei. When the Qing soldiers enter the customs, they enter the flag. At the beginning, it belonged to Manzhouli with a red flag and followed Nurhachi all the way. Later, because of their meritorious military service, it was changed to a white flag. The five brothers live in Jinzhou West, Wutai in Montenegro and Tongjiagou in Beining. The last five brothers stayed in Kanto for development because of the scattered war. The ancestor's name is Tonghui, which has left a gathering place for future generations, such as Tongjiatun, Tongjiadian and Tongjiagou. Recently, some scholars believe that because Tong's genealogy is dated seriously and has a long history, no one has repaired or continued it, or it was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. The existing genealogy is only completed by future generations from memory, and the surname is very likely to be wrong. Today, in Tiejiazhuang, xian county, Hebei Province, there is no national life with this name in history. Therefore, it is debatable to say that Tong was originally from xian county, Hebei.
This theory needs further study.
It is also recorded in the Tang family tree:
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were five brothers, originally from Jiang's family of Han nationality and originally from southern Shandong. Later, in order to commit the crime of dynasty, they fled together, went north from Shandong coast, landed on Liaodong Peninsula, and lived incognito near Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. Later, the Qing army expanded into the customs, incorporated into the flag, and became Manchu. Because the pronunciation of the word "Jiang" in its local dialect is gāng, "Shen" is probably the dialect pronunciation of "Jiang". Recently, some scholars think that if this is the case, this family should belong to Jiang. It is said that the Qing Dynasty once belonged to Manchuria with red flags. Judging from the main inhabited areas of Manchu clan, there are not many people who entered the customs with Manchu in history, so there are not many officials, so they should belong to a lower position in Manchu clan. It may be due to other small tribes conquered in the early Qing dynasty, or the surnames given by the Han border people after they surrendered. Generally speaking, Manchu classified such people as people living in the birthplace of Manchu outside the customs for control. Clan people in the south should have moved there in small quantities in modern times.
This theory needs further study.
Legend:
The Tang family in Shenyang, whose ancestors were five ministers of the Ming Dynasty, became sworn friends in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Later, when the Ming Dynasty perished, their people were incorporated into Manchuria by the Red Flag. So I took a small "Jiang" from Jiangshan as my surname, in order to be ashamed of losing my country. According to the introduction of the older generation of Tong's family in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, Tong's ancestral home is Manzhouli, and he is a local official in charge of Liaoning's water transport. Later, he was forced to flee because he offended the court or local officials. Therefore, the original Manchu surname was changed to "Tong", so there was a Tong family.
This theory needs further study.