Hua Surname

Surname Overview

The surname Hua is pronounced Huá and ranked 218th in the old Hundred Family Surnames.

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Origins

A Ji-Surname State Name

The surname Hua derives from the Ji surname and took its name from the Western Zhou state of Hua. Hua was a small state of the same clan enfeoffed by the Zhou dynasty; it first had its capital at Hua, later moved it to Fei, and was eventually destroyed by Jin.

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Historical Records

Founder and Classical Records

Hua Bo is honored as the founding ancestor of the Hua surname. Records state that the eighth son of the Duke of Zhou was enfeoffed at Hua as Hua Bo; after the state was destroyed, his descendants adopted Hua as their surname.

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery Associations

The Hua surname's ancient prominent families are associated with Jingzhao; another record places the prominent family in Xiapi Commandery, identified with the former Xiapi city in today's Pi County, Jiangsu.

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Migration and Distribution

Descendants of the state of Hua moved from its former territory toward the Fei area and took the state name as their surname. The surname Hua was not among the first one hundred in the old Hundred Family Surnames in either mainland China or Taiwan.

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Notable People

Historical Figures

The Tang emperor Xianzong's court had the powerful official Hua Huan, and the late Yuan had the physician Hua Shou. The Five Dynasties period had the upright official Hua Yan, and the Ming had the county magistrate Hua Xiang.

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