Origins
Jiang Clan and Enfeoffment
One lineage is traced to Yi, a Jiang-clan minister of Yu the Great. After Yi was enfeoffed at Shaolie Mountain, some descendants adopted Mo from the name of the fief.
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Turkic Lineages
Turkic-associated lineages include a tradition that descendants of the Hei clan changed their surname to Mo while fleeing persecution, and a lineage in which descendants of Ashina Mochuo adopted Mo from the sound of their ancestor's name.
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Mongol and Manchu Lineages
Several Mongol clan names were Sinicized as Mo, and members of the Manchu Itumo clan also adopted Mo as a Han surname.
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Historical Records
Texts and Historical Figures
The Mo surname appears in Xing Yuan and Xu Tongzhi: Shizu Lue. Recorded figures include Mo Ju of the Tang, Mo Xiang of the Song, and Mo Sidao, a Ming deputy magistrate of Fufeng County in Shaanxi.
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Genealogy and Generation Names
Halls, Distribution, and Genealogy
Clan halls include Zhongshan Hall and Yangqu Hall, also called Dingxiang Hall. Mo families are found in Fanjiazhuang in Xinle, Hebei; Jinzhong, Shanxi; and Morong Town in Guzhang, Hunan. A Mo genealogy first compiled in the late Ming survives as a Qing woodblock movable-type edition in the Jinzhong Municipal Library.
Reference: 默姓_默姓的来源和历史_百家姓
