Zheng Heyuan's surname is Ma. How could he change his surname to Zheng? Zheng He's Genealogy records in detail the source of Zheng's surname given by Ming Chengzu. Zheng He was outstanding in the battle of Jingnan. On the first day of the first month of the first year of Yongle (1404), Ming Chengzu went to court to award the meritorious minister Jingnan. Judy recalled that Zheng He was brave and tenacious in Zhengcunba (now Daxing County, Beijing) and had outstanding achievements. He wrote the word "Zheng" in his own handwriting. The emperor personally gave his surname, which was regarded as the greatest glory of the courtiers at that time. Ma changed his surname to Zheng He.

Zheng Chenggong (1624—1662), a native of Nan 'an, Fujian, China, was a national hero. But he was born in Hirado, Kyushu, Japan and his mother was Tanaka, Japan. His original name is Zheng Sen, and his name is Yan Ming. Later, Emperor Wu of the Long Dynasty in the Southern Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty gave this country a surname of Zhu, which succeeded, so it was also called Ye.