The surname Xia comes from the surname Xi, and the Xia family originated in present-day Henan and Anhui provinces. In the early days, it bred in the Central Plains and expanded to the west and north.
The origin of the surname Xia
Legend has it that when Emperor Yao, Kun's wife Nuzhi gave birth to Yu because she ate coix in a dream, so Emperor Yao gave Yu the surname of the concubine. Later, Yu cured the floods, instructed the people to build ditches, and developed agriculture, so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment. In recognition of his great achievements, Shun sealed him in Xia (now in the east of Dengfeng County, Henan), and later passed the position to him. After Xia Yu's death, his son Qi succeeded to the throne and established the Xia Dynasty. The Xia royal family has a clan with the country as its clan, called the Xia clan.
Population distribution of the surname Xia in history
During the Song Dynasty, there were about 190,000 people with the surname Xia, accounting for 0.19% of the country's population, ranking seventy-sixth. At that time, the Xia surname was mainly concentrated in Jiangxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Zhejiang provinces, accounting for 57% of the total population with the Xia surname in the country. In Jiangxi Province, the Xia surname accounts for the highest proportion of the population, reaching 19.5% of the total population. This distribution trend was also continued during the Ming Dynasty, and the population surnamed Xia rose to 54th place in the country, and the population growth rate was more significant than the national average.
With the changes of the times, the population with the surname Xia has increased to 4.7 million, ranking 55th in the country. According to statistics, the current population surnamed Xia is mainly concentrated in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other southeast regions, accounting for 67% of the total population. Jiangsu Province is the province with the largest population with the Xia surname, accounting for 33% of the total population with the Xia surname. Compared with ancient times, the center of gravity of the distribution of the Xia surname population has shifted.
Historical figures
Xia Zhan: An outstanding painter of the Jin Dynasty, his works have been included in books such as "Records of Famous Paintings of the Past Dynasties" and "Book Collection".
Xia Gui: A native of Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province), he was an outstanding painter in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Xia Yuanding: Southern Song Dynasty writer and poet. Xia Jingqu: Qing Dynasty writer and poet.
Xia Bai: Ming Dynasty olive carving "holy hand".
Xia Zhu: The word Qiao. A native of De'an, Jiangzhou (now Jiangxi). Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, paleographer, son of Xia Chenghao.
Rank of characters
Hubei Suizhou Xia's characters: heirloom to serve the country's virtue is famous and the trees are green
Zhejiang Shangyu Xia's characters: Anyi Chuimo Yuan Tushan Xizuo long clothes
Guizhou Jinsha Xia characters: Xuzuo Bang Guo Deng Yongzheng Qiankun new poems
Henan Kaifeng Xia's characters: Kaihua is in the west like a reward for Tianshun Ying Qiyong
Anhui Huai Ningxia Clan: Jue has a wonderful dynasty Yongjing Wen Guangzi Zhenying
Anhui Shou County Xia characters: heirloom Huaishan Yuan De Cheng first more omen
Write to the end
The family motto surnamed Xia is mainly to maintain self-motivation, only to be diligent in middle school, to understand the law, to be diligent and thrifty, and to be diligent and to make up for clumsiness. From ancient times to the present, people have always attached importance to the family, with special emphasis on self-cultivation and family, and the family motto for the purpose of "tidying up the door and tearing up the descendants" has also become a distinctive part of the traditional culture.