Surname Overview
Chong is a currently uncommon surname, pronounced chōng, found among the Han and Lisu peoples.
冲 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 150Origins
Origin
The surname is first found in the Surname Chapter of Fengsu Tong, and its origin is conjectured to be a branch of Emperor Shun's lineage.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The Xutongzhi: Clan Records includes the surname Chong; related surname records also note that it was formerly written as “冲”.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution
The surname is currently found in Pingdu, Shandong; Linfen and Xinzhou, Shanxi; Xinyu, Jiangxi; and Lushui, Yunnan, with additional distribution in Wujin, Jiangsu, Huainan, Anhui, and Wuwei, Gansu.
Notable People
Historical Figures
In the Han dynasty, Chong He served as a po-shi scholar; in the Ming dynasty, Chong Jing became assistant magistrate of Xiangshan County in the first year of the Hongwu era.
Research Notes
Limits of the Origin Record
Regarding the origin, one record conjectures a branch of Emperor Shun's lineage, while another states that the origin is unknown; no specific genealogy is clearly given.
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