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Liáng Surname

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Liáng / Liang

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Origins

Descendants of King Hui of Zhou

One branch of the Liang surname derives from the Ji lineage and descends from Liang, associated with King Hui of Zhou; a collateral descendant took the ancestral grandfather's name as the surname.

Reference: 「凉」氏百科-姓氏百科-百家姓氏-了解自己的姓氏从何而来

Adoption of a State Name

Another account states that there was an ancient Liangzhou, whose former city was northeast of present-day Qin'an in Gansu, and that some people adopted the state name as their surname.

Reference: 「凉」氏百科-姓氏百科-百家姓氏-了解自己的姓氏从何而来

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