Surname Overview
A Rare Surname
Xing (行, xíng) is a relatively rare surname found among both Han and Hui communities, with distribution in Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, and other areas.
Xing Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 14,037Xing / Xing
Origins
Derived from an Office
The Xing surname is recorded as descending from holders of the Zhou office of Daxingren and taking the office as the surname. The Daxingren administered court audiences, diplomatic visits, and related rites.
Historical Records
Classical Records
The surname appears in the clan sections of both Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi. Zheng Qiao associated Xing with Xingren, while Xu Tongzhi recorded it as descending from the Zhou office of Daxingren.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Pingxiang Commandery
Qianjiaxing identifies Pingxiang Commandery, northwest of present-day Tongwei County in Gansu, as the ancestral commandery of the Xing surname.
Notable People
Early Figures
In the Eastern Han, Xing Xun of Pingxiang served Wei Xiao as a grand general. Other recorded figures include Xing You, a Han chancellor of Zhao, and Xing Qin of the Song dynasty.
Genealogy and Generation Names
Beihunan Village Lineages
At Beihunan Village, the established Xing lineage and another branch arriving from Hongdong, Shanxi, shared the surname but not descent and were called the Earlier and Later Xing families. The Later Xing family had reached fourteen generations, using the generation characters Ding, Yao, Wei, Bang, Gu, Ji, Er, Jian, You, Jiu, Heng, Dao, Bing, and Shou.
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