1. Among many surnames in China, Chen is the fifth largest surname in China. Chen originally belonged to Gui family, but he is a descendant of Gui family. After Zhou Wuwang established the Zhou Dynasty, he found Hu Gongman, a descendant of Shun, sealed him in this place of Chen, and established the State of Chen. By the time of Chen Minggong, Chen Weichu was destroyed, and Chen's descendants took the original country name as their surname after the national subjugation, so they had Chen's surname.
2. Besides the country name, Chen's surname was renamed from other surnames, one of which was changed by ethnic minorities. According to the Records of Guan Shi, Hou, a noble of Xianbei in the Northern Wei Dynasty, changed his surname to Chen after he moved to Luo with Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Extended data:
The origin and evolution of Chen's surname;
1. According to legend, the girls of Huangdi and Xiling have three sons: Changyi, Xiao Xuan and Dragon Temple. Changyi's grandson is Zhuan Xu of Levin, who succeeded the Yellow Emperor; Xuantao's grandson is Di Ku of Gao Xin, who succeeded Zhuan Xu as emperor; After the Dragon Temple, it moved south to become the ancestor of Nan Man. Marry Chen's daughter and give birth. He became Yao after he acceded to the throne. Shun tribe lives near Gui River in the south of Zhou Pu Town, Yongji, Shanxi Province. Shun tribe named Gui after the river.
2. In 2070 BC, Yu Jishun established the Xia Dynasty. Shang, son of Feng Shun, lives in Henan, and the ancient city is in the southwest of Yucheng, Henan. History is called Yu's family, and later Yu's country. Now there is Shang Jun's Tomb Village in the west of Yucheng, a descendant of Shang Jun's tomb .. Shun, who lives in Yuxiang, near Gui River, was sealed in Sui by Yuan Dynasty, and his hometown is now in the northwest of Ningyang, Shandong Province.
3. The descendants of the Shang Dynasty and Sui Dynasty are that the ancient city is in the southeast of Huaiyang, Henan Province. The place where Chen lives is the hometown of Chen Fengbu, the mother family of Emperor Yao, and it is called Chen Gang. Chen Guo was born in Shang Dynasty.
4. In the Zhou Dynasty in 1046 BC, the direct descendant of Shang Fengjun in Zhou Wuwang was Yu Man, replacing Chen Guo, the descendant of pro-business Sui Yu. Chen Guo was the 12th Wang Zhiyi in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and its national strength and position were second only to the "Five Overlords". After the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the national strength declined sharply. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period in 479 BC, King Hui of Chu finally destroyed Chen Guo.
5. Chen's descendants take the country as their surname, and Huaiyang, Henan Province is the birthplace of Chen. Up to now, Huaiyang still has another name of "Old Chen Hu". Chen's surname has a history of at least 3,500 years, counting from the State of Chen in Shang Dynasty.
6. In 672 BC, Chen Wan, his son, fled to Qi and became Chen Weitian. After Qi Jinggong, Chen Wan's descendants are several important ministers of Qi. In 4 10 BC, the grandson Sun Mourning established Tianqi, and in 378 BC, the surname Jiang of Qi died. 22 BC1Army Qin Shihuang destroyed Tian's surname Qi and unified China.
7. Yi Tian, the third son of Tian Jian, the king of Qi, defected to Chu State before the subjugation of Qi State, and became the Lingyin of Chu State, making him the Hou of Yingchuan. The fief is located in the north of changge city, Henan Province, and the surname of Chen was restored. Chen Yi is the ancestor of Chen in Yingchuan. This Chen surname has become the most important and largest tribe in contemporary Chen surnames. The former residence of Michael Chan, a descendant of Yingchuan School and a famous minister in the Eastern Han Dynasty, is located in Chen Gu Village, Dongguqiao Township, Changge, Henan Province. The name of this village has not changed since 2000.
Baidu encyclopedia-Chen jiapu