Chong / Chong
The source explicitly identifies Chong (充, chōng) as a relatively rare, currently used Han Chinese surname and states that it is included in the Shizu lüe of Zheng Qiao's Tongzhi; this confirms its use within the Han Chinese naming system.
The webpage relays a quotation in Xingshi kaolüe from Xingpu, stating that the Chong surname descended from holders of the Zhou office Chongren and was formed from an official title, with Zanhuang as its ancestral commandery. This is a secondary compilation's relay and the original texts were not independently verified here.
The source lists Taiyuan Hall and Zanhuang Hall, both said to be named for ancestral commanderies. It also states that the Chong lineage's ancestral seat was Zanhuang and that the area around present-day Zhengding, Hebei, formerly belonged to Taiyuan Commandery.
The source only reports the presence of the Chong surname in Luoning, Henan; Wujin, Jiangsu; Beijing; and Jiexiu, Shanxi. It provides no survey year, population count, or migration history.
The webpage lists Chong Yu as a disciple of Mencius in the Warring States period and Chong Lang as a Han official who served as Left Fengyi and was promoted to Minister of Agriculture in the second year of Chuping. The source does not state that the two belonged to a shared lineage.
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