Surname Overview
Overview
Hong is a rare surname in current use among the Han Chinese, distributed today in Beijing, and is also included in Xinbian Qian Jia Xing.
Jiàng Surname
Surname profileJiàng / Chiang
Origins
The Ji Surname and Fief Theory
The Jiàng reading is recorded as deriving from the Ji surname: Emperor Yao first enfeoffed Yu at Hong, and later descendants took Hong as their surname; Hong was west of present-day Wuhe County, Anhui.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
Zhongguo Xing Shi Da Quan includes the surname with the Jiàng reading, and Xing Shi Ci Dian also includes it; the origin of the Hong surname is additionally recorded in Xu Wenxian Tongkao.
Migration and Distribution
Recorded Distribution
The Hong surname is recorded in Beijing, Fujian, and Xintai in Shandong, among other places.
Research Notes
Coexisting Origin Records
The Hong surname is also recorded as having an unknown origin; another record states that Hong pronounced Jiàng and Hong pronounced Hóng share the same origin and became separate branches through regional pronunciation differences.
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