The ancestor of the surname Xue is Xi Zhong, who got his surname because he was sealed in the Xue country, and his descendants took the name of the country.
The origin of the surname Xue
The origin of the surname Xue can be traced back to the time of the Yellow Emperor. According to legend, the Yellow Emperor had twenty-five sons, one of whom was enshrined in Rendi and received the surname Ren. According to the "Tongzhi Clan Strategy" and so on, the twelfth grandson of Yuyang, Xi Zhong, was fiefdomed by Yu in the Xue State (now Tengzhou, Shandong), and the descendants of later generations took the country as their clan, forming the initial prototype of the surname Xue.
The distribution of the surname Xue in history
During the Song Dynasty, the population of the surname Xue reached 380,000, accounting for about 0.5% of the country's population. At that time, it was mainly distributed in Shanxi, accounting for 41% of the total population. By the time of the Ming Dynasty, the population with the surname Xue had decreased to 270,000, accounting for about 0.3% of the country's population. During the Ming Dynasty, the population turmoil of the surname Xue was closely related to the war in the north. The main body of the population surnamed Xue gradually migrated from the north to the southeast and to the west. This kind of migration is not only a choice of living environment, but also a manifestation of the culture and inheritance of the Xue family.
Today's surname Xue is the seventy-sixth surname among the hundred surnames, with a population of nearly 3.1 million, accounting for about 0.25% of the country's population. Compared with ancient times, although its ranking has declined, it still occupies a place in the entire surname system.
According to 2007 data, the distribution of the surname Xue nationwide is mainly concentrated in the region north of the Yangtze River. Shanxi is the largest province with the surname Xue, accounting for about 41% of the total population of the country, followed by Zhejiang and Jiangsu, which together account for about 54% of the total population of the country. In addition, Sichuan, Henan, Fujian, Shandong and other provinces also have a considerable number of people with the surname Xue, forming three main gathering areas.
Historical figures
Xue Ren贵,唐Dynasty初年名将。
Xue Ji, a native of Fenyin, Puzhou, was a minister, calligrapher and painter of the Tang Dynasty.
Xue Tao (770-832), a native of Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), was a female poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Xue Shaopeng: A native of Chang'an, a calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, his pen is delicate and beautiful, and he has won the law of the Jin and Tang dynasties.
Xue Xuan, a native of Hejin, Shanxi Province, was a famous scholar and physicist in the Ming Dynasty. He is the author of "Reading Records", "Xue Wenqing Collection", etc.
The surname Xue is sorted by generation
Henan Xiuwu Xue's characters are: "Xun You's prestige and three talents"
Nanyang, Henan and Puzhou, Shanxi, Xue's characters are "Zishi Qingchun Youqin Jinzhang Yanzhou"
Jiangsu Nanjing Xue's characters are: "Xingguang respects faith and harmony"
Anhui Wuhe Xue's characters are: "Zong Jin Zhao Huaimin Andebo"
Anhui Lujiang Xue's character is "Hanhong, Zhengguang, Guoyun, Chaochang."
Shandong Dongming Xue's characters are: "Fengyonglian Guangqing"
Write to the end
The family motto surnamed Xue is based on self-cultivation and family, filial piety, loyalty to the king, respect for ancestors, harmony with the clan, respect for the elders and mercy, filial piety and good neighborliness, and humility. From ancient times to the present, people have always attached importance to family education, family discipline and family rules as the most basic form of family education in ancient times, is the summary of thousands of years of family education practice experience, it embodies the wisdom of family education of the sages of the past dynasties, and writes the most moving chapter of traditional culture.