Rang Surname

Surname Overview

A Rare Surname

Rang, written 让 in simplified Chinese and 讓 in traditional Chinese and pronounced ràng, is a relatively rare surname in current use. It is included in Xinbian Qianjiaxing and Xingshi Cidian.

Reference: 让姓_让姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

Taibo Descent Tradition

One origin tradition traces the Rang surname to descendants of Wu Taibo, the eldest son of King Tai of Zhou, who adopted the surname to commemorate their ancestor's virtue in yielding the state.

Reference: 让姓_让姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Jianwen Emperor Descent Tradition

Another origin tradition holds that some descendants of the Ming Jianwen Emperor changed their surname from Zhu to Rang.

Reference: 让姓_让姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Geographic Distribution

The Rang surname is found in Yutai in Shandong; Taiyuan, Yangquan, and Yuncheng in Shanxi; Laohekou in Hubei; Chenghai in Guangdong; and Hekou in Yunnan, among other places.

Reference: 让姓_让姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Genealogy and Generation Names

Two Major Branches

Two major Rang branches are identified in China: one in Xuefuji Village, Qilin Town, Juye County, Shandong, whose founding ancestor was Zheng and which has about one thousand clan members in the village; the other originated in Wuchang, Hubei, with Luan as its founding ancestor.

Reference: 让姓的来源_姓让的名人_百家姓_姓氏大全