Surname Overview
Pronunciation and Overview
The surname 政 is pronounced zhèng and is relatively rare today.
Population and Ranking
Its present-day population is approximately 7,000, ranking 799th.
zhèng Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 7zhèng
Origins
Zi-Clan Origin
The surname is recorded as deriving from the Zi clan through descendants of Weizi Qi, founder of the state of Song in the Zhou period; further details remain uncertain.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestation
The Xing Shi Kao Lü, citing the Lu Shi, records that “among Weizi's descendants there was the Zheng clan,” and accordingly associates the surname with the Zi clan.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commandery and Genealogical Data
The ancestral commandery is Yongchang; the surname founder, hall name, and generation-name sequence are not recorded.
Migration and Distribution
Ethnic Presence and Distribution
The surname occurs among both Han and Manchu people. Present-day locations include Yueyang in Hunan; Taiyuan and three other listed places in Shanxi; Wuchang in Hubei; Yuyao in Zhejiang; Shaowu in Fujian; Qidong in Jiangsu; Jiading in Shanghai; and Beijing.
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