Shěn Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

Shen (審) is pronounced Shěn and is currently an uncommon surname.

Reference: 审姓_审姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

The surname has several recorded origins: descendants of an official subordinate to the Zhou司空 who received the clan name; a branch from the Chu ruling clan of the Mi surname; a Pi County branch in Shu considered unrelated to the preceding branches; and Shen surnames among Wuhuan people in the Jin period and Mongolians in the Qing period.

Reference: 审姓_审姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The surname is included in the Clan Records sections of the Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi; the related accounts also cite the Jiujiu Pian of Surnames, Kao Lue of Surnames, Lu Shi, and Huayang Guozhi.

Reference: 审姓_审姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies of Origin

The Shen lineage is associated with Wei Commandery; Wei and Pei commanderies are listed as its commanderies of origin. Wei Commandery was established by Emperor Gaozu of Han, with its seat at Ye County, southwest of present-day Linzhang, Hebei.

Reference: 审姓_审姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Distribution

The surname is currently found in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan in Hubei, Wuchuan in Guangdong, Taiyuan, Yuncheng, Linfen, Yanbei, and Lüliang in Shanxi; it is also recorded in Pingtung, Taiwan, Du'an in Guangxi, Lin County in Henan, Xin'tai in Shandong, and Fushun in Sichuan.

Reference: 审姓_审姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Notable People

Historical Figures

Shen Shiqi was a Pei native of the Han period, serving as Left Chancellor and being enfeoffed as Marquis of Piyang. Shen Pei was a general under Yuan Shao near the end of the Later Han. Shen Bang lived in the Tang period, and Shen Chun was a Ming-period magistrate of Yun County, Hubei.

Reference: 审姓_审姓的来源和历史_百家姓