1 From the surname Zi

After the surname Zhuanxu Gaoyang, the surname was named after the country. After Tang established the Shang Dynasty, the 23rd emperor was Shang Wu Emperor Wu Ding. Some of Wu Ding's descendants were granted the title of Quan and established Quan State (now southeast of Dangyang, Hubei Province). During the Spring and Autumn Period, King Wu of Chu State defeated Quan State, and Quan State moved there (near Jingmen, Hubei Province), and was soon destroyed by Ba State. The descendants of the aristocrats of Quan State took the name of the country and became the Quan family.

2 Comes from the surname Mi

The surname is named after the town. After King Wu of Chu destroyed the Quan State, he changed the Quan State into a county and ordered the minister Ruo Ao's grandson Dou Min to be the Yin of Quan County. Later, Dou Mi led the remnants of Quan State to rebel and was killed after the failure. Dou Min's descendants took the name Quan as their surname, and were also called the Quan family.

3 From the Fuxi clan

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" records that the Fuxi clan originated in Tianshui and used snakes as their totems. According to records in ancient books, Fuxi was born in the Cheng Dynasty. He only ruled Chencang, and his capital was in Chen. He reigned for 150 years and was passed down to fifteen generations. The Fuxi family originated in the Cheng Dynasty. After developing and growing, they entered Guanzhong along the Wei River Valley, exited Tongguan, moved eastward near Xiaoshan, Wangwushan, and Taihangshan, and then turned to the southeast, and finally settled in Chen. This activity area generally coincides with the distribution area of ??the ancient ruins of the Yangshao Culture. However, it remains to be studied whether the Fuxi clan moved due to clan migration or cultural influence. On the bank of Caihe River in Huaiyang, Henan today, there is the "Mausoleum of Taihao Fuxi", which is about 20 meters high, with a round top and a lower bottom. It is said that this mausoleum existed in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it has been passed down to this day. The mausoleum area is surrounded by towering ancient cypresses and numerous inscriptions. It is recognized as Fuxi's cemetery. Among the totems made by the Fuxi family in the ancient tomb, there is an ancient text: "This majestic river was found in the Wei River, so future generations will take Quan as their leader. Descendants have sacrificed themselves to the emperor. They are called "Three Mountains" in German. They are located in the outer sky of the thirty-three days. They have gained power as human emperors. They use Quan as their surname. They use the gold-phosphorus horn-clawed snake (golden dragon) as their spirit. They live in the mountains of Taihao and the Dragon. Four subjugates the water for merit, uses channeling for speech, fills the sky with eyes, and fills the earth with mouth." It means: "From the Wei River out of the pass, development is achieved, and the descendants are ordered to use Quan as the beginning of their name, and they are not allowed to use Fuxi as their surname (Fuxi). Also known as Xihuang), the language comes from Bangxiao Mountain, Wangwu Mountain, and Taihang Mountain. The ancestral tablet is on the 33rd layer of Tianwaitian (the founder of Taoism and the first emperor of creation all set up tablets in this layer of the sky). He is honored as the Human Queen and establishes power. The character uses Quan as his surname, uses the golden dragon as his mount, uses the mountains of the world as his territory, practices the dragon-subduing water technique, uses channeling as language to communicate, uses the sky as his eyes, and uses the earth as his mouth! ”

Migration distribution

The surname Quan is not among the top 100 surnames in mainland China and Taiwan. The surname Quan is derived from the surnames Zi and Mi. The Quan family was originally a descendant of Wu Ding, the famous master of Zhongxing in the Yin Shang Dynasty. According to the "Genesis Table of Prime Ministers in the Book of Tang Dynasty", the descendants of Wu Ding in the Shang Dynasty were granted the title of Quan, and their descendants took Guo as their surname. According to the "Tongzhi·Clan Profile·Take the Country as a Clan", the Quan family was originally the descendant of Emperor Zhuanxu, and was a descendant of Emperor Wu of Shang Dynasty. Later, he was destroyed by King Wu of Chu, and his descendants changed their surname to Quan. In addition, after the fall of Quan State, King Wu of Chu appointed Dou Min to be the commander here. Later, some of the Chinese surnames of Chu State here were changed to Quan. After Qin destroyed Chu, the descendants of Quan moved to Longxi and settled in Tianshui. Therefore, according to research, the surname Quan has two origins. One is the descendant of Shang Tang's surname, and the other is derived from the Hua surname of Chu State passed down by the ancient Emperor Zhuanxu. The two Quan surnames have one thing in common, that is, they were both originally named after a place named "Quan". During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the famous lord Wu Ding once enfeoffed one of his descendants to Quan, and he became a vassal state affiliated with the Emperor Yin at that time. Later, the state of Quan was destroyed by the state of Chu, and the surname Quan became a popular surname in the state of Chu. At the end of the Warring States Period, the State of Chu was destroyed by the State of Qin, and many prominent surnames in the State of Chu were forced to move to Longxi. So they settled in the area that is now Tianshui, Gansu, and then multiplied with Tianshui as the center, and gradually spread throughout the country. . According to research by scholars, the location of Quan State more than 3,000 years ago was in the southeast of Dangyang County, Hubei Province today. The origin of the second branch of the Quan family in later generations is also recorded in ancient books such as "Zuo Zhuan", "Yun Hui", and "Manuscripts of the Words and Deeds of Mingxian Clan". The famous family lives in the southeast of Junyang County, Henan Province.