Yang surname is one of the Chinese surnames, which originated from Yang State in the Spring and Autumn Period (now Hongtong County, Shanxi Province). It is the national surname of Sui Dynasty and Southern Wu. It is a typical multi-ethnic and multi-source surname, which mainly comes from the changes of Ji surname and minority surname. Yang Boqiao is the ancestor of surnames.

Yang ranked 16 among the top 100 surnames in Song Dynasty. By 2065438+February 2005, the total population of Yang was about 42.7 million, making it the sixth largest surname in China. Among them, Sichuan has a population of about 3.8 million, making it the largest province in Shenyang.

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In the history of China, Yang's surname is worthy of close-up capitalization, and celebrities come forth in large numbers. During the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were "four generations and three publics" (Yang Kuan, Yang Zhen and Yang Biao) and "Three Yang in the Western Jin Dynasty" (Yang Jun, Yang Huan and Yang Ji). When the Sui Dynasty reached its peak, Yang established an empire and became a national surname. In the Tang Dynasty, the surname Yang continued to be brilliant, and a total of 1 1 people became prime ministers. Yang Jiajiang in Song Dynasty;

"Sanyang" (Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu, Yang Rong) and so on. Moreover, among the top scholars in the past dynasties, there are 22 Yang surnames, including Yang Shen (An) in Xindu, Sichuan. China Yang has a total population of about 42.7 million, making it the sixth largest surname in China. The population of Yang in Sichuan is more than 3.8 million, and it is also the sixth largest surname in Sichuan, but it is the largest province of Yang.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Yang surname

People's Daily Online-Revealing Yang's surname: "Yang" originally referred to Shenmu Fusang Tree, which mainly originated from Ji's surname.