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What are some unusual surnames?
The unusual surnames are Rong, Leng, Bei, Qian, Cen and Jin.

First, Rong's surname

The history of Rong surname can be traced back to the period of the Yellow Emperor. According to legend, Rongcheng, a famous official of the Yellow Emperor, created the first calendar in the history of China, and their descendants took the name of his ancestors as their surnames. There is also a saying that the official name of the etiquette officer in the Zhou Dynasty is Rong, and later generations will take the official position of their ancestors as their surname. Rong Guotuan, the first table tennis world champion in contemporary China, and Joey Yung, a famous singer, are both famous figures.

Second, the cold surname

It is said that the origin of Leng's surname also came from the emperor's period, taking technology as the surname, and was later changed by Ling. According to legend, there was a music official named Ling Lun in the Yellow Emperor, who was the inventor of China classical tune. Ling also wrote "Ling", so people who were in charge of court music in past dynasties were called "Ling Ren" and later became the names of actors.

Linglun's descendants were called Linglun's, but later they misspelled it and misrepresented it as Leng, becoming Leng's. There is also a saying that Leng is a descendant of Kang Shu, the founding monarch of Wei in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a surname based on fiefs and a branch of Ji's surname.

Third, the northern surname

At present, there are less than 2000 people surnamed Bei in China, and there are many legends about the origin of surnames. Although Beishi is an ancient surname with a long history, its population is small and its geographical distribution is scattered. Today, there are northern clansmen in Huanghua City and Quyang County of Hebei Province, Xi City of Shaanxi Province, Fenyang City of Shanxi Province, Dechang County of Sichuan Province and Baotou City of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Fourth, thousands of surnames.

A few years ago, the Korean TV series "You from the Stars" was popular, and the name of the heroine Qian was passed down from mouth to mouth, and the surname Qian entered everyone's sight. Many people still think that Qian's surname is Han.

In Korea, the Qian family is a famous family, but there is no Qian family in Korea. According to the records in the book "Datong Book of Jane's Surnames in Korea", there is no Jane's surname in Korea, and the ancestors of Jane's surname came from China.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Zenshi

Cenzi, surname Ji, name Qu, son of half-brother. After the death of the King of Wu, it was greatly sealed to the world. Among them, the canal from his brother to Cenguo was named viscount, so the canal was also called Cenzi. Cenzi took the country as his surname and respected Cenzi as his ancestor.

Cen is an ancient surname with a history of more than 3,000 years. During the Han and Tang dynasties, there were many talents of Cen family in Nanyang. The ancient Cen family tree, which has been handed down in the world, is pronounced "Qin" in many places, which is homophony with "Qin". After the Republic of China, the national language was standardized and unified as cé n.

Sixth, Jin surname.

Jin surname is derived from Ji surname. Jin is an ancient Han aristocrat's surname in China, and a direct descendant of the Zhou Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty in China. Now there are Jin people in Ningjin County of Hebei Province, Wuhu City and Quanjiao County of Anhui Province, Zibo City, Liaocheng City and Laiwu City of Shandong Province, Cao Xian County and hancheng city County of Heze City of Shaanxi Province, Chishui County of Guizhou Province, Xiangfan City of Hubei Province, Chengdu City of Sichuan Province, Nanjing City of Jiangsu Province and Dongguan City of Guangdong Province.