Origins
Origins of the Surname
The surname Huo is associated with ancient state names and place names, including areas in present-day Ruzhou, Huozhou, and northwest Sui County; some Huo families also arose through sinicized surname changes among ethnic minorities.
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Zhen and Ji Lineages
Genealogical accounts describe Zhen and Ji lineages: the Zhen lineage is linked with descendants of the Yellow Emperor and the state of Huo, while the Ji lineage comes from Shuchu, brother of King Wu of Zhou and the eighth son of King Wen.
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Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commandery and Historical Figures
Pingyang in Hedong Commandery, present-day Linfen, Shanxi, is a Huo commandery, associated with Huo Qubing, Huo Guang, Huo Yu, and Huo Chengjun.
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Migration and Distribution
Contemporary Distribution
Among contemporary Huo users, ancestral origins are mainly distributed in Hebei, Guangdong, and Henan, at 16.9%, 12.7%, and 11.2%, respectively.
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A Ming-Dynasty Branch in Sichuan
A genealogy of the Huo lineage in Qijiang, Chongqing, records that the first ancestor, Ming'an, came from Huguang; his son Guanglin moved into Sichuan in the thirteenth year of the Hongwu era, and descendants later moved to Qijiang and other places.
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Genealogy and Generation Names
The Nanhai Shangyuan Branch
The genealogy of the Huo lineage in Shangyuan, Nanhai, identifies Song as the founding migrant ancestor: he served as a professor in Nanxiong during the Xining era of the Northern Song, transferred to Guangzhou during the Yuanfeng era, and then settled in Nanhai, where his descendants formed Shangyuan Village.
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