Surname Overview
Compound Surname and Pronunciation
Linghu is a relatively rare compound surname, pronounced líng hú.
Linghu Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 43,798Linghu / Ling-hu
Origins
Ji-Surname Origin
One line descends from the Ji surname: Bi Wan served Jin, his son Chou was enfeoffed in Wei, and Chou's son Wei Ke received Linghu for his military merit, after which descendants adopted the fief's name as their surname. Another account says that some Hu-surname people changed their surname to Linghu during the Tang dynasty.
Historical Records
Early Documentary Attestations
The Zheng Tongzhi: Shizu Lue records the Linghu surname. A quotation from Zheng Qiao states that Linghu was a place in Jin during the Spring and Autumn period, west of present-day Linyi in Shanxi.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commanderies and Hall Names
The Linghu surname's commanderies are Taiyuan and Hongnong. Its hall names include Taiyuan Hall, Hongnong Hall, Lianzhu Hall, Q墓 Hall, and Boshi Hall.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The Linghu surname is distributed in Fushun in Sichuan; Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Nantou in Taiwan; Hutubi in Xinjiang; Pinglu and Wanrong in Shanxi; and Zheng'an and Xingren in Guizhou.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Historical figures include Linghu Shao, Hongnong Administrator of Wei during the Three Kingdoms; the Tang minister and poet Linghu Chu; the Tang chancellor Linghu Tao; and the Tang scholar Linghu Defen.
Research Notes
Variants and Changes
Records mention later changes to the surname Ling, the merging of Linghu into a single-character surname, and the form “Linggu” in documents unearthed at Dunhuang and Turpan; “Linggu” is considered possibly an error for “Linghu.”
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