There are many different opinions about the origin of Xiang surname. There are eight sources, namely: first, the surname originated from the Song Dynasty, which belongs to the name of the ancestor. Second, from the Western Zhou Dynasty. Third, it originated from Ji's surname. Fourth, it originated from the southwest Yi people. Fifth, it originated from the Qi surname after Emperor Yao. Sixth, from his style. The descendants of Emperor Yan came from Shang Dynasty. Seventh, it originated from Tujia nationality. Eighth, it originated from other ethnic minorities and belongs to the sinicization of changing surnames.

History is like this: In the Xia Dynasty, Xiang Yao established Guo Xiang in Shaanxi, taking the country name as his surname. Known as the ancestor of Xiang. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Wuwang made a vassal, and one of the descendants of the first emperor was in Xiang Emperor, and the class was set in Pei Jun (now Huaiyuan, Anhui), and there was a Guo Xiang, which was called Xiang Bo by the monarch. Is the ancestor of the item.

The son of Duke Huan of Song Dynasty was named after Zigui's return to Xiang Fu. His grandson (great-grandson) was named Zixu, and was appointed as the left ambassador of the Song State, in charge of state affairs. In 546 BC, he absorbed the wisdom of Huayuan and made an alliance with Jin Qing, Wu Zhao and Chu Lingyin Zi Mu in the Song Dynasty. They stopped fighting again and held peace talks.

Population and historical development of Xiang surname;

Xiang is a multi-ethnic and multi-source surname group, ranking129th in today's surname list, belonging to the family name series, with a population of about1703,000, accounting for about 0. 15% of the total population in China. Huayuan killed Dangze and Dai Xiang. According to other historical data, Xiangzi's age should be after Dai Xiang's.

This shows that there is no doubt that the father is the ancestor of the surname, but whether to change from a son to a son needs to be considered. In any case, there is no doubt that Xiang originated in Shangqiu, Henan Province today. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Huahai and Xiang Ning rebelled, and both of them fled to Chu.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiang's