Surname Overview
Compound Surname
Changsun is a compound surname with two historical accounts of its founding ancestor: Tuoba Song and Changsun Shun.
Zhangsun Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 24Zhangsun / Chang-sun
Origins
Two Origins
One account says that after the Northern Wei was established, Tuoba Gui granted the surname Changsun to Song, son of Shamo Xiong; another says Changsun Shun already existed before the Northern Wei.
Historical Records
Historical Figure
Changsun Wuji was born into an official family in Luoyang, Henan, and was Xianbei; he later became one of the Twenty-Four Meritorious Ministers of Lingyan Pavilion, ranked first.
Migration and Distribution
Settlement in Yongshou
People surnamed Changsun make up 99% of Yongshoufang Village; the county gazetteer records that many local Changsun families descend from guardians of Changsun Wuji's tomb.
Notable People
Changsun Wuji
Changsun Wuji was a meritorious minister of the Tang dynasty, ranked first among the Twenty-Four Meritorious Ministers of Lingyan Pavilion; in 659, he hanged himself in Qianzhou.
Research Notes
Tomb Status
Changsun Wuji was rehabilitated and buried with Emperor Taizong at Zhaoling in 674; the Changsun Wuji tomb in Yongshou County is therefore considered a symbolic tomb containing no remains.
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