Let you say the surname Of Ji celebrities, it is estimated that the first reaction in many people's minds is still Zhou Wu Wang Ji Fa, it seems that in our daily life, the surname Ji is very rare, it can be said that it is a relatively rare surname.
The surname Ji is one of the oldest surnames in our country. The surname Ji has a population of more than 540,000, ranking 297th in "Hundred Family Names". It can be called a relatively unpopular surname. However, the Western Zhou Dynasty, which went back in time to more than 3,000 years ago, was a different story.
When Zhou Tianzi Ji issued a great title of princes, there were 53 countries with the surname Ji alone, and there were countless subjects with the surname of the country, and it can be said that the surname ji was everywhere at that time.
The surname Ji originated from the emperor. The Yellow Emperor's original surname was Gongsun, born in Shouqiu, and later changed his surname to Ji because he lived in Jishui for a long time. Where is this Water? There is no clear record in the classics, and there are roughly many theories such as the new Zheng Shui shui and the Qi Shui River in Wugong County. Either way, it did not affect the Yellow Emperor's change of surname to Ji. Because of the change of surname, the Yellow Emperor had another name "Ji Xuanyuan".
According to historical records, the Yellow Emperor had 4 concubines and gave birth to a total of 25 sons, of which 14 received 12 surnames, and the surname Ji was one of them. The Four Languages contains:
The twenty-five sons of the Yellow Emperor, fourteen of whom had the surname, were twelve surnames, Ji, You, Qi, Ji, Teng, Zhen, Ren, Xun, Xun, Jiao, 姞, 儇, and Yi Shiye. However, Qingyang and Yigu share their surnames.
In the pre-Qin period, the distinction between surname and surname is meaningful, the surname of the noble is the recognition of the hierarchical identity, the recognition of the bloodline, as long as you are a noble surname, a royal family name, it is a natural nobleman, a blessed life, even if it is usurped, abolished, there are people to help you restore the country, even ordinary nobles can get a low-level official position.
Later, Qin Shi Huang unified the world, abolished the sub-feudal system, established the county system, there was no feudal state, abolished privileges, it was impossible to obtain benefits from the difference of surnames, and the distinction between surnames and surnames was not so important, just used to find roots and worship ancestors.
Don't look at the very few people with the surname Ji around now, the number of people with the surname Ji in China is less than 600,000, but in fact, the surnames derived from the Ji surname add up to at least more than 400, such as the surname of Wang, the surname of Zheng, the surname of Wu, the surname of Wei, etc. are all derived from the surname of Ji.
And like the Cao surname and Wei surname derived from the Ji surname, many other surnames have also been derived, and most of the common surnames now are derived from the Ji surname, so the Ji surname is called the ancestor of all surnames.