Origin of the surname

The ancestor who got the surname

Yuanzhe was the fourth grandson of Pengzu, Pengzu was the fourth grandson of Zhuanxu, and Zhuanxu was the second grandson of Huangdi. In this way, Yuanzhe is the tenth grandson of Huangdi, so Weishi counts the descendants of Huangdi. Coming from the same clan as Qian and Peng, it was formed in the early Shang Dynasty and originated in Huaxian County, Henan Province today. When Shaokang was the emperor of Xia, he granted the title of Sun Yuanzhe, a branch of the Dapeng clan, to Shewei (now Huaxian County, Henan Province), and established vassal states, which became Xia's allied tribes and one of the important supporting forces of the Xia Dynasty. The State of Shewei, also known as the State of Wei, was destroyed by Shang Tang in the late summer. The Wei family fled in all directions, and their descendants took the original name of the country as their surname, and became the Wei family.

The surname Wei (Wéi Wei) has five origins:

1. It comes from the surname Peng, who is a descendant of Zhuanxu's Gaoyang family Dapeng, and takes the name of the country. According to the "Surname Compilation": "After Zhuanxu Dapeng, Xia was granted the title of Shewei. The Miao descendants took Guo as their surname, and their family was Pengcheng (the ancient name of Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province today)." According to "Yuanhe Surname Compilation" and "New Tang Dynasty" According to the "Genealogy List of Prime Ministers" and other information, the Wei surname comes from the descendants of Zhuanxu Gaoyang's Dapeng family. When Shaokang was in power during the Zhongxing period of the Xia Dynasty, Dapeng's grandson was granted the title of Siwei (near today's Tongshan County, Jiangsu Province). , Shiwei State was also called Wei State, and was called Weber in the Shang Dynasty. When King Xiang of Zhou Dynasty, he lost his country and moved to Pengcheng. His descendants took the name of the country and called him Wei family. Historically known as Webster's Authentic. This is Henan Webster. It can be seen that the Webster family and the Peng family were born from the same ancestor more than 4,000 years ago.

2. It comes from the surname Han, a descendant of Han Xin in the early Han Dynasty. It was changed to Webster for the sake of refuge. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the hero Han Xin was killed by Empress Lu, and Han Xin's family was almost wiped out. Xiao He secretly sent someone to send Han Xin's son to Nanyue (today's Guangdong and Guangxi) to escape. In order to avoid revenge, Han Xin's son took the name "Han" The half of the character "Wei" is used as a surname and has been passed down from generation to generation.

3. It comes from Shule State-owned Weishi among the northwest ethnic minorities in the Han Dynasty. According to the "Book of Han: Biography of the Western Regions", among the northwest ethnic minorities in the Han Dynasty, Shule State (now Kashgar City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region) had the surname Wei.

4. Comes from the given surname. According to the "Book of Tang Huan Yan Fan Biography", Huan Yan was given the surname Wei because of his meritorious service, and his descendants regarded themselves as Wei.

5. Webster comes from other sources. During the Qing Dynasty, Qingyuan Prefecture in Guangxi, Dingfan Prefecture in Guiyang Prefecture in Guizhou, Shinan Guudi in Huguang, Dongfang City in Hainan, and many ethnic minorities such as Mulao, Miao, Yao and Shui all had the surname Wei.

[Edit this paragraph] Migration distribution

The birthplace of the Wei surname must be in present-day Henan. According to records, its early migration began in the Han Dynasty: Wei Meng, the king of Chu in the Han Dynasty, moved to Zouxian County of Lu State (now part of Shandong Province); Wei Xian, the fourth grandson of Wei Meng, was named Fuyang Jiehou and moved to Jingzhaodu. Ling, in this way, the Wei surname in the Han Dynasty was already distributed in Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei and other places. During the Three Kingdoms, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, people with the Wei surname mostly thrived in their original place of origin, except for those who fled the war and migrated south. It was at this time that "Jingzhao County" came into being, which became the main source of the branch of the Wei surname in the future. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the reproduction of the Wei surname was still flourishing in "Jingzhao County", that is, in the Shaanxi area. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, people named Wei such as Wei Yingwu and Wei Zhuang all came from "Jingzhao". In addition, most of the prominent families with the Wei surname lived in Shaanxi. In Chang'an County, Weiqu Town is located. It can be seen that the main place of residence of the Wei surname in the Tang Dynasty was Shaanxi. At the same time, people with the surname Wei from Jiangsu, Sichuan, Anhui and other places moved south here. In the long historical development from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, people with the surname Wei also moved south, but the number was still smaller than those who stayed in the north. Basically, they were a typical northern surname. Today, the largest number of people with the surname Wei live in Guangxi, Henan and other provinces, accounting for about 67% of the country's Han population with the surname Wei. The surname Wei is the 122nd ranked surname in China today. It has a large population, accounting for about 0.11% of the country's Han population.

[Edit this paragraph] Historical celebrities

Wei Meng: a native of Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province), a poet of the Western Han Dynasty, good at Lu poetry, and once served as the Taifu of the King of Chu in the Han Dynasty. His descendants passed down to Wei Xian, and for the fifth generation they were all great Confucians in Zou and Lu. At that time, poetry was also written by Wei Shi, which shows that Wei Shi's attainments in poetry were high.

Wei Zhao: Sun Wu of the Three Kingdoms was born in Yunyang (now Jingyang County, Shaanxi Province) and was a famous scholar at that time. When I was young, I was eager to learn and write. In his early years, he served as prime minister, Xi'an Ling, Shangshu Lang, Prince's concubine, Huangmen Shilang, Taishi Ling and other positions. In 258 AD, Sun Lin deposed Sun Liang and made Sun Xiu the emperor of Wu. He changed the reign name to Yong'an. He established a doctorate in the Five Classics and founded Chinese studies. This was the beginning of the establishment of a national central university in Nanjing, which was the origin of ancient Nanjing University. Wei Zhao was worshiped as a middle school student. Shulang, served as doctor's sacrifice and was in charge of Guozixue. In 264 AD, Sun Xiu died and Sun Hao ascended the throne. Wei Zhao was granted the title of Marquis of Gaolingting, serving as the servant of Zhongshu and the minister of Zhongshu, leading the history of Zuoguo. Later he was killed by Sun Hao.

Wei Rui: A native of Jingzhao Duling (now southeast of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), he was the prefect of Shangyong in the late Qi Dynasty. In Liang Dynasty, he served as the governor of Yuzhou, the governor of Yongzhou, and the general of the army guard. Because he led his army to defeat the Northern Wei army many times, he was called "Wei Hu" by the Wei people.

Wei Sou: A native of Jinling (now Changzhou, Jiangsu Province), he was a general in the army of the Southern Dynasties. He was good at physiognomy, and he showed his physiognomy to the later Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty to see if he could win the title of state official. Wei Sou said to his face that Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty should be the governor of the border state, and secretly told Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty: "You are so precious to the king."

Wei Jian: Ziquan, a native of Jingzhao Wannian (now Chang'an, Shaanxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty. He once served as the county magistrate of Chang'an and was famous for his outstanding talents and capable work. He was subsequently promoted to the prefect of Shaanxi County and the land and water transport envoy.

During his tenure as the governor of Shaanxi Province and the land and water transport envoy, the grain and wealth from the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers transported to Chang'an at that time all passed through the Wei River. There were many shoals in the water, making transportation very difficult. Wei Jian built the Yun Canal based on the Cao Canal of the Han Dynasty and the Guangtong Canal of the Sui Dynasty, and built the Xingcheng Weir in Xianyang to divert the Wei River into the canal. It crosses the Chan River and the Ba River, and goes eastward along the Wei River until it reaches the vicinity of Yongfengcang in Huayin, and then enters the Wei River. After the canal is completed, more than 2 million dan of grain can be transported every year, increasing the efficiency by more than 10 times.

Wei Yan: A native of Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty, he lived in Chengdu (now part of Sichuan Province). His birth and death years are unknown. Officials are at least prisoner. He was good at painting pommel horses, which he learned from his family. He was far better than his father, and he was as famous as Cao Ba and Han Qian. The use of dot cluster method to draw horses began with Wei Yan, who often used jumping brushwork to form a group of horses with dot clusters. His "Grazing Picture" depicts more than 140 people and more than 1,200 horses. Zhang Yanyuan of the Tang Dynasty said: "When I am free, I try to cluster the saddle horses with Yue Jian dots. They may be soaring or leaning, bucking or drinking, startled or stopped, walking or getting up, cocked or stooped. The smaller ones may have a little head or a touch of tail. , the song is as wonderful as it is real. "Wei Yan got the spirit of Cao Ba's painting of horses, and the form of horses painted by Han Gan, which has both form and spirit.

Wei Gao: A famous general of the Tang Dynasty, he served as a supervisory censor, an informant of the affairs of the Longzhou camp, a governor of Longzhou, and an envoy to the Fengyi Army. According to the "Book of Tang" records, Wei Gao spent 11 years in southern Yunnan during his pacification of Sichuan. He defeated 480,000 Tibetans, captured 16 cities in Iron Bridge, captured five of their kings, and defeated Nanzhao until they presented maps and tributes. He surrendered and set up a monument to commemorate his achievements, which was so powerful. With such illustrious achievements, he was named the Prince of Nankang by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The glory he brought to Weishi was enjoyed by generations of descendants, and he finally became a famous man with "five from the sky" at that time. clan. This general who made Tubo invincible had great achievements in governance. It is said that he governed Sichuan for 11 years and was well-known in Taoism. The local people must worship his statue when they see it, which won the hearts of the people.

Wei Zhuang: A native of Duling, Chang'an (today's Chang'an County, Shaanxi Province), he was a poet and lyricist from the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties. He was the author of "Anthology of Flowers" and served as a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and an official in charge of affairs.

Wei Yuan: A native of Kaifeng, Henan Province today, he served as a personal guard officer at the end of Jingkang in the Song Dynasty and was granted the title of Prince Pingle. He was once given by the emperor a house in Lin'an Mansion with a salary of 20,000 yuan per day.

Wei Jian: a poor farmer from Queneitun, Bala Township, Dongyuan District, Donglan County, Guangxi. Member of the Communist Party of China. In the summer and autumn of 1925, he devoted himself to the Donglan peasant movement, organized peasant associations and peasant armies, and launched a struggle to overthrow the forces of local tyrants and evil gentry. In November 1926, he entered the Second Donglan Agricultural Lecture Center to study. He has successively served as executive committee member of the township and district farmers' associations. In August 1927, he participated in the peasant-military uprising in the four counties of Dongfeng Lingse, and then moved to the mountainous areas to persist in guerrilla activities. In December 1929, he participated in the Baise Uprising. From the winter of 1929 to the autumn of 1931, he served as Secretary of the East Campus District Committee of the Communist Party of China, Executive Member of the First East Campus Soviet Government, and Chairman of the Second Soviet Government, leading farmers in the district to carry out in-depth agrarian revolution and construction of base areas. . In March 1931, he withdrew into the mountainous areas for guerrilla warfare. In 1932, he was arrested during the anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign and was soon taken to Donglan County and killed.

Wei Yuanhui: A native of Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province), he served as the governor of Luzhou in the later Wei Dynasty.

Wei Zican: A native of Qi in the Northern Dynasties, he was appointed governor of Yuzhou (now part of Henan Province). Wei Jie: Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was the censor at that time. He went to the Western Regions as an envoy and wrote the book "Xi Fan Ji" after his return.

Wei Yingwu: A native of Jingzhao Chang'an (now part of Shaanxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty, he was a famous pastoral poet. His works were collected by later generations into "Wei Suzhou Collection", and he served as governor of Chuzhou, Jiangzhou and Suzhou.

Wei Shaoguang: Leader of the Sanyuanli people’s anti-British struggle. A native of Xiangshan, Guangdong (now Zhongshan, Guangdong Province), he was a vegetable farmer and liked to practice martial arts. On May 29, 1841, the British troops entrenched in the Sifang Fort rushed to the area of ??Sanyuanli and committed sexual acts and molested his wife. They then fought back with the villagers, killing more than 10 enemy soldiers, and gathered with the villagers in Sanyuanli. Temple, contacted the people of Township 103, discussed the war plan, and decided to use the three-star flag of the ancient temple, "when the flag enters, people will enter, and when the flag retreats, people will retreat, and there will be no resentment when killed." On the 30th, they lured the enemy to Niulangang, divided them and surrounded them, killing more than 200 of them and capturing more than 20 alive. At that time, Zhou Chun, a farmer from Panyu, led the people from Shatinggang Township, and Deng Qian, a stone cutter from Sanjia Store in the north of the city, led the stone masons to also participate in the battle. Afterwards, he still made a living by growing vegetables. He was over 80 years old.

Wei Changhui: His original name is Zhizheng, or Zheng, Zheng. A native of Guiping, Guangxi Province, leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Wei Changhui was born into a family of landlords and pawnbrokers, and later donated his life to supervise students. Because he was oppressed by officials, he accepted Feng Yunshan's advice and participated in a worship meeting. He donated his family property, made furnaces and made machinery, and actively prepared for the uprising. During the Jintian Uprising, the whole family joined the army. He served as rear guard and deputy military advisor, and led the right army as commander-in-chief. After the Taiping Army captured Yong'an (today's Mengshan), he was granted the title of King of the North and was six thousand years old. Later, in his struggle for power with Yang Xiuqing, he caused the tragedy of the "Tianjing Incident". The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom declined as a result, and Wei himself was executed by Hong Xiuquan. His title was reduced and he was derogatorily called "Northern Evil".

Wei Yide: A native of Guiping, Guangxi Province in the Qing Dynasty, he was a general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He was granted the title of Guozong and admiral of military affairs. He later fell in Wuchang and died in Banbi Mountain while aiding Tianjia Town in the west.

Wei Chaoyuan: also known as Wei Deming, nicknamed Qizuxu, was a native of Zhangzhai in Nanlong Mansion (now Anlong, Guizhou Province), and the leader of the uprising in Nanlong (now Guizhou Province) in the Qing Dynasty. Wang Nangxian (Wang Achong), a heroine of the Buyi ethnic group who was able to practice witchcraft and medicine, was elected as the "Emperor of the Immortal Queen" and was given the title of Xianda. Wei Chaoyuan appointed himself the Immortal Official of the Great King Jade Emperor, and took the reign title Yuanshun. He also established the civil and military positions of Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, General Manager Xianda, Xianniang, etc. to lead the rebel army.

Wei Shumo: A native of Pingnan, Guangxi Province in the Qing Dynasty. He joined the Guangxi Tongmenghui branch in his early years and was martyred in the Guangzhou Uprising. He was one of the seventy-two martyrs of Huanghuagang.

Wei Yunqing: A native of Nanning, Guangxi in the late Qing Dynasty, he joined the Tongmenghui in his early years and participated in the Zhennanguan Uprising and Hekou Uprising. He later died in the Guangzhou Uprising and was one of the seventy-two martyrs of Huanghuagang.

Wei Baqun: A native of Donglan, Guangxi, his original name was Bingji or Bingqian, and later he was renamed Cui. Zhuang ethnic group. In 1916, he organized a rebellion against Yuan Yijun. Later he went to Guizhou Jiangwu Hall to study. In 1921, he returned to Donglan to lead the farmers in the struggle against the local tyrants and evil gentry, and organized the Donglan Citizens' Association and the Sealand National Self-Defense Force. In January 1925, he went to Guangzhou to study at the Peasant Movement Institute. In April of the same year, he returned to Donglan to organize the Farmers Association and served as the military minister of the Donglan County Farmers Association. Later, he founded the Donglan Peasant Movement Institute to train the backbone of the peasant movement. After the failure of the Great Revolution, he led the Peasant Self-Defense Army in guerrilla warfare in the Youjiang area. He joined the Communist Party of China in August 1929 and served as deputy director of the Guangxi Farmers Association. In December of the same year, he participated in the leadership of the Baise Uprising and served as the commander of the third column of the Seventh Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and a member of the Youjiang Workers' and Peasants' Democratic Government. In October 1930, after the main force of the Seventh Red Army moved north to Jiangxi, they stayed in the Youjiang area and persisted in the struggle. They successively served as the commander of the 21st Red Division and the commander of the Youjiang Independent Division of the Red Army. In November 1931, he was elected as an executive member of the Central Workers' and Peasants' Democratic Government. He was killed by a traitor in Shuangchadong, Donglan on October 17, 1932.

Wei Guoqing: formerly known as Bangkuan, Zhuang nationality, from Donglan, Guangxi. In his early years, he joined the Donglan Peasant Self-Defense Army, participated in the Baise Uprising, was incorporated into the Seventh Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and joined the Communist Youth League of China. In February 1931, he became a member of the Communist Party of China. He has successively served as deputy commander of the New Fourth Army Column, *** representative of the Xuzhou Group of the Military Coordination Office Executive Department, commander of the Shandong Field Army Column, and political commissar of the East China Field Army Column. He once served as the director of the Suzhou Municipal Military Control Commission, secretary of the municipal party committee and mayor, director of the Fuzhou Municipal Military Control Commission, secretary of the municipal party committee and mayor, and director of the Fujian Provincial Organization Department of the Communist Party of China. In 1950, he was ordered to serve as the head of the Chinese Military Advisory Group. At the invitation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, he went to Vietnam to help the Vietnamese people in the anti-French war and participated in major battles such as Commanding the Border and Dien Bien Phu. In 1955, he was appointed governor of Guangxi Province and first deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China in Guangxi Province. In the same year, he was awarded the rank of general. Died of illness in Beijing on June 14, 1989.