Qin / Qin
The recorded origin traditions include descent from the Guan lineage, the Gui surname, and the Ji surname.
One account traces the surname to Boyi Qin, eldest son of Duke Zhou and founder of Lu, whose grandson adopted his grandfather’s courtesy name, Qin, as a surname.
The surname is recorded in Zheng Tongzhi’s Genealogical Accounts; Xing shi kao lüe cites Gujin xingshi shu bianz heng, Qianfu lun, and Lu shi in discussing its origins.
The recorded commandery associations are Lu and Eastern Lu.
Recorded figures include Qin Xi, Qin Huoli, Qin Qing, Qin Xian, and Qin Li. Qin Xi was a Qin grandee, while Qin Li was a descendant of the Hun Rong king among the Xiongnu in the Han period and was granted the title Marquis of Heqi.
Start with ancestral counties, villages, personal names and dates. Record genealogy titles, volumes, editions and catalog identifiers. A shared surname does not prove a shared lineage; compare branch records.
These catalogs or datasets attest written names, not every origin or lineage claim on this page.
This page includes automatically organized material. Check the references and original family documents.
Submit the information and a reference link for possible inclusion on this page.
