Surname Overview
Zhen is a currently uncommon surname, pronounced zhèn; it is found today in Taiyuan, Linfen, and Shuozhou in Shanxi, as well as Wuchuan in Guangdong.
振 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 151Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The surname Zhen is first recorded in the Southern Song work Xingyuan.
Migration and Distribution
Zhen families were among the migrants from the Hongdong locust tree area in the early Ming; associated native places included Pingyang Prefecture, Hongdong County, and Zhaocheng County. By the late Qing, their descendants were distributed across Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, and Shanxi.
Notable People
Historical Figure
In the Song dynasty, Zhen Ji served as Transport Commissioner of Guangzhou.
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