Recently, a message that "Chinese surnames will be declared as world cultural heritage" has been searched on Weibo, which has also made us all re-emphasize the value of surnames in Chinese culture. With the development of history and the influence of political, cultural and other factors, there are more and more types of Chinese surnames, in a class or work unit, we can often see more than a dozen or even dozens of different surnames, and most of these surnames also have their own origins and stories. But in the same way, with the development of society, there are also some ancient surnames that have gradually disappeared in the long river of history. For example, the four surnames mentioned below are already in a state of extinction in China, and if they can still be encountered, it means that this person is certainly not simple.
Secondly, this second surname is Gluttony, and when mentioning these two words, everyone must know that this is a legendary beast that loves to eat. However, in fact, Gluttony is still a very rare surname, originating from the fact that after hou Jing's rebellion, the new emperor, in order to humiliate the descendants of Xiao Ji who failed to fight for hegemony, so he made their people's surnames "Gluttonous", aiming to criticize their greed. Therefore, the surname "Gluttony", in the beginning, was actually a sign of shame, although it was given a surname by the emperor, it was not honorable to say it, and it would even be suppressed because of it.
Then there is the third surname "Tumen", many people will associate it with the "Tu" surname of the famous scientist "Tu Youyou" in China when they hear this surname. But in fact, the relationship between these two surnames is not large, the Tumen surname has existed since the Han Dynasty, and the people of the family have also entered the dynasty as officials and enjoyed very generous treatment. Only later, due to a momentary mistake to offend high-ranking officials, the Tumen clan was reduced to a commoner, and then had to sell pork for a living. Therefore, later, with the increasingly difficult living conditions, the surname of Tumen gradually withered away.
The last fourth surname, which is more rare to say and appears for a longer time, is the surname "Success". It is said that this surname first appeared in the ancient period of our country to commemorate the merits of Dayu's smooth management of water and was given to their descendants. However, because this matter has been relatively old according to this generation, and the social changes are relatively large, the records about it are very rare, so there is only information about this surname.