Qin Shi Huang was a surname of Win, a member of the Zhao clan, and a famous politician. According to the ancient formal form (men called surnames not surnames) should be called Zhao Zheng. Why is it called Yingzheng? The name Yingzheng was produced in the later period, because in the later period, people began with a surname, and Qin Shi Huang was surnamed Yingzheng, which was called Yingzheng. Because times are changing, different names are born at different times. In the pre-Qin era, surnames were inherited from the matrilineal society, and the "surname" and "surname" in the pre-Qin period were used separately, the surname was general, and the surname was branched. Men called the surname not the surname, and women did not call the surname.
In the pre-Qin era, men had both surnames and surnames, but according to the custom at that time, men only called themselves surnames and not surnames, that is, you called a man only his surname, not surname. The woman only has a surname, not a surname. The reason why pre-Qin men had surnames and surnames was because of the influence of the transition from primitive society to matrilineal society. The surname indicates who the man's maternal ancestors are, and the clan indicates that the man's fathers have differentiated from this matrilineal ancestor.
The ancient surname culture is rich in heritage, is an important part of Chinese culture, and is also one of the symbols of human beings entering civilized society. The earliest surname represents the aristocratic status, only the nobles have surnames, so the early surnames are few, the descendants of these surnames are also increasing, and the migration is continuous, in order to distinguish, people have given themselves a clan, and no intermarriage is allowed between the clans. In the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, a variety of forms of surname system appeared in society, gradually enriching the types of surnames.
Because Yingzheng's father, Yingyiren, was a hostage to Zhao Guo at that time, Yingzheng was born in Zhao Guo, and also, Yingzheng's birth mother was surnamed Zhao. Because his father, Yingyi, did not accompany Yingzheng too much when he was a teenager, but left their mother and son in the Zhao Kingdom regardless of the Qin State to compete for the throne, so Zhao Ji's influence on Yingzheng was relatively large, which was also the reason why Yingzheng was often called Zhao Zheng.