Surname Overview
Two Main Lineages
The Jing surname has two main lineages: descendants of Zhuanxu through the Mi surname and descendants of Yan Emperor through the Jiang surname.
Jing Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 486,382Jing / Ching
Origins
Principal Origins
The Jing surname has four recorded origins: the Mi surname, the Jiang surname, adoption or alteration from another surname, and Jing surnames among ethnic minorities.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The Yuanhe Xing Zuan records that the Jing surname originated from the Mi surname and that Jing Cha was its founding ancestor; the Ming History records that the censor-in-chief Jing Qing was originally surnamed Geng and later changed his surname to Jing.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commandery Prestige
The prominent Jing lineage was based in Jinyang Commandery, present-day Taiyuan in Shanxi Province.
Migration and Distribution
Migration And Distribution
During the height of the Han dynasty, members of the Jing lineage moved out of Chu and settled in Guanzhong; by the Jin dynasty, branches had spread across Shaanxi, Fujian, Jiangsu, and Hubei.
Genealogy and Generation Names
Danyang Lineage
The Danyang Jing lineage has been established in Danyang for more than a thousand years, divided into branches Guiyi through Guiqi; Guiqi is further divided into twelve branches.
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