Sheng / Sheng
The Sheng surname has three origins: one derives from the Ji surname and takes the state of Sheng as its surname; one changed from She because of the taboo on Emperor Yuan of Han's personal name; and one derives from the Qing-era Manchu Eight Banners clan Shengjia, which adopted the Han surname Sheng.
The Tongzhi: Clan Records states that the Sheng clan belonged to the Ji surname, descended from Duke Shao Shi, and took Sheng, where his descendants were enfeoffed, as their surname.
The Sheng surname's commanderies include Runan, Liang, and Guangling. Hall names recorded in extant genealogies include Dunmu, Sicheng, Dunben, Xulun, and Guangling.
Before the Qin dynasty, the Sheng surname was active in Shandong and Hebei; during the Qin and Han periods, it had formed a major clan in Jiangsu, the ancient land of Wu. In the Song period it was mainly distributed across Zhejiang, Hunan, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu, while in the Ming period a distribution centered on Jiangsu and Zhejiang had formed.
Sheng Ji was an Eastern Han廷尉; Sheng Yanshi was an early Tang general; Sheng Mao was a Yuan-dynasty painter; Sheng Du was a Northern Song statesman; and Sheng Xuanhuai was a late Qing industrialist and politician.
Genealogies record that Sheng Haogan, founding migrant ancestor of the Yiyang Sheng clan, moved from Linchuan County in Jiangxi to Yiyang during the Hongzhi era of the Ming dynasty; Sheng Minyue, founding migrant ancestor of the Nanhui Yituan Sheng clan, moved from Hangzhou to Shinan Shikanli in southern Shanghai and later moved again to Nanhui.
Reference: 盛氏家谱网 提供10个省区市的92部盛氏家谱、盛氏族谱
The Sheng genealogy website lists Sheng genealogies from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, and other areas; the page displays 92 genealogies from 10 provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities.
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