What are the surnames in China? Not something too common. thanks

Answer 1

There are many complex surnames in China. The following are some of the rarer complex surnames:

1 Ouyang: The Ouyang family originated from the Ou surname, which is one of the oldest surnames of the Han nationality. It originated from the Spring and Autumn Period.

2 Ouyang Feng: Ouyang Feng is a character in Jin Yong's martial arts novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes. He is a martial arts master with high martial arts skills.

Fan Zhongyan: Fan Zhongyan was a famous politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. His surname was Fan.

4. Wang Anshi: Wang Anshi was a famous politician and reformist in the Northern Song Dynasty. His surname was Wang.

5 Gu: The Gu family is one of the Han people's compound surnames. It originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and had a long history of famous people.

Kong: Kong is one of the Han Chinese's compound surnames. It originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and was the surname of Confucius and his descendants.

7 Zhou: The Zhou surname was one of the compound surnames of the Han people in China. It originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and was the surname of King Wu of Zhou, the son of King Wen of Zhou.

8 Zheng: Zheng is one of the Han Chinese surnames. It originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and was one of the founders of the State of Zheng.

9 Huang: The Huang surname was one of the compound surnames of the Han nationality in China. It originated from the Yellow Turban Uprising during the Warring States Period.

10 Li: The Li family is one of the complex surnames of the Han people in China. It originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and was the surname of Li Bing and his son.