Weng Surname

Surname Overview

Weng is an ancient Chinese surname. It ranks 200th in the Hundred Family Surnames and is pronounced wēng.

Reference: 翁姓-翁氏源流

Origins

Main Origin

One branch of the Weng surname derives from the Ji surname and traces to Mount Weng, the fief of a son of King Zhao of Zhou; his descendants adopted the place name as their surname.

Reference: 翁姓-翁氏源流

Historical Records

Early Attestation

The Qing scholar Zhang Shu, in Xingshi Xunyuan, recorded that Weng Nan-yi existed in the time of Qi of Xia and was regarded as the beginning of the Weng surname.

Reference: 翁氏家谱网 提供10个省区市的59部翁氏家谱、翁氏族谱

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies and Hall Names

The Weng surname has the commanderies Linchuan, Qiantang, and Jianguan, and the hall names Zishan Hall and Ciyu Hall.

Reference: 翁姓-翁氏源流

Migration and Distribution

Before the Qin period, the Weng surname was active mainly in Henan. During the Wei and Jin periods it migrated south through Anhui and Jiangsu, settling around the Qiantang River in Zhejiang; by the Tang and Song periods it had spread across southern regions.

Reference: 翁姓起源分布与家谱家族

Genealogy and Generation Names

The genealogy database lists ten Weng genealogies: one from Guangdong, one from Guizhou, two from Jiangsu, and six from Zhejiang. The page provides no generation-name sequence for the Weng surname.

Reference: 翁氏家谱数据库-翁姓族谱字辈大全-按省份查询翁氏的家谱-中华家谱网