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The four major compound surnames that have almost disappeared today are not too much to say that they are the best surnames in China

The four major compound surnames that have almost disappeared today are not too much to say that they are the best surnames in China

Chinese surnames have a long and profound history and culture, and those surnames that have been passed down for a long time are a kind of inheritance of the Chinese bloodline. Each of us has a last name, which is very important. Unlike abroad, everyone in our country has a surname, which has nothing to do with their status. It is for this reason that the families of these surnames will become stronger and stronger.

The four major compound surnames that have almost disappeared today are not too much to say that they are the best surnames in China

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There are a total of four hundred and thirty-eight surnames recorded in the "Hundred Family Names", and according to the survey results, in fact, there are not only these surnames in our country, these surnames are only relatively common, about 3050. However, it is difficult to be very complete when it is included, and it is inevitable that some surnames will be missed, so the actual number of surnames is not only these, it should be larger than this number. Each surname has its own origins, meaning the inheritance of blood.

But not all surnames will be liked by everyone, some surnames are difficult to name, and some are free to match. Let's take a look at these four surnames.

The four major compound surnames that have almost disappeared today are not too much to say that they are the best surnames in China

Murong Fu stills

Compound surnames were very popular in ancient times, and we can see this in TV dramas and some novels. For example, if you are lonely and defeated or Ximen Blowing Snow, if you change a single surname, you will not have that feeling.

We are going to talk about Murong, which is very popular, but it is not a Han surname.

The four major compound surnames that have almost disappeared today are not too much to say that they are the best surnames in China

Murong Shi stills

The descendants of the Xianbei tribe who established the Xianbei State called themselves "the way of Mu Eryi, following the rong of the three lights", so they had the surname Murong. The reason why it is still very popular is mainly because Jin Yong's Gusu Murong family has been imitated by posterity.

The four major compound surnames that have almost disappeared today are not too much to say that they are the best surnames in China

Shangguan Wan'er stills

The second in line is Shangguan, but its roots cannot be traced, originally Shangguan was "Yi name", and then it became a surname.

According to records, Zilan, the young son of king of Chuhuai, is the origin of this surname, which was first used as a surname, and many nobles later also used this surname. I believe that everyone knows something about Shangguan Yi and Shangguan Wan'er. It is precisely because of these legendary figures that really exist that this surname is very popular.

The four major compound surnames that have almost disappeared today are not too much to say that they are the best surnames in China

Ouyang Xiu

The surname Ouyang ranks third, and according to records, this surname is a descendant of Yue Wang Gou Jian, whose history has been more than two thousand years. Ouyang Xiu is a big celebrity of this surname family, and is a great literary hero in the Northern Song Dynasty.

And this fourth is Situ, which was not originally a surname, but only referred to some officials as the Great Situ, and then Shun's descendants changed it to a surname.

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