严 yán ⇒ Chinese Family Name: + 100 Chinese Family Names, Chinese Surnames

Chinese Family Name: + 100 Chinese Family Names, Chinese Surnames

严 yán  (rigoureux)    => Celebrities of the family name ?

严氏以谥为姓 系承春秋季连

“庄”与“严”两个字,经常被连在一起使用,表示一种无比肃敬的意思。   庄严二姓 关系亲密   奇妙的是,以这两个字来表示的姓氏,实际上也有十分密切的关系——有的严姓是庄姓改来的,所以有一部分姓严的人,根本就和庄姓是一家人,二姓之间的关系,真是亲密万分。   庄、严二姓的的奥妙关系是这样形成的:据《正字通》的记载,汉明帝的名字叫做刘庄,按照当时的习惯,为了避讳天子的名字,一些本来姓庄的人,像名满四海的一代高士庄光和大学者庄忌等,都改姓为严,变成了后世大家所熟知的严光和严忌。据说,这两位当代名人改姓为严之后,许多姓庄的人都纷纷仿效,就此以严为姓。至于他们在决定改姓的时候,为什么不用别的姓,而要采用严字,后世推测,大概也跟庄、严两个字经常被连在一起使用有关系。   庄姓改为严姓这件事,是发生在西汉明帝的时候,也就是距离现在差不多1900年以前。那么,在此之前,中国难道就没有“严”这个姓氏吗?   关于这个问题,《姓纂》所提供的答案是这样的:“严姓,楚庄王支孙以谥为姓;后汉庄光,避明帝讳并改为严。”   这段记载指出,早在春秋时代的楚国,就是楚王的后代以严为姓。楚国本来姓芈,是颛顼玄孙陆终的第六个儿子季连的后裔,则严姓自然也是颛顼的后代了。不过,严氏的得姓,跟其他大姓有一个显著的不同,就是他们既非以国为氏,亦非因官命姓,而是“以谥为姓”。   严姓,既然是早在春秋时就有了的,则后来汉代由庄姓改来的那些姓严的人,说起来好像应该跟原来的严姓没有什么关系,但是妙就妙在这里,庄姓是出自楚王,而严姓又为楚庄王的支孙所创,则推算起来,庄、严两姓岂非同出一源?怪不得汉代的庄光和庄忌这些人会心安理得地就改姓为严,因为姓严与姓庄,就血缘上来说,实际上并没有什么分别。   上面说到过,严光本来姓庄,后来因避明帝讳,才改姓为严,他的子孙也就此世代以严为姓,算起来还应该是这一支严姓的始祖。他是东汉初年的人,跟中兴汉室的光武帝曾经是同学,两人的交情非常好。光武帝即位后,严光改变姓名,隐身不见,光武帝想尽办法明查暗访,才把他找了回来,后来就发生了皇帝跟他同榻,他却以足加帝腹,被太史认为是“客星犯帝座”而大惊小怪的故事。   光武以帝王之尊,虽然对这位素知其才具的老同学曲意奉承,但严光到底还是不肯做官。后来,他归隐于富春山,耕钓以终。他当年垂钓的地方,并且被后人命名为“严陵濑”,该处就是现在浙江省桐庐县南边的江滨。像这样一位视富贵如贱土,但求清风明月的高士,怎不叫人敬慕万分!他的子孙,又怎能不引以自豪自傲!
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According to the Xinhua Agency (New China Agency), the latest research supported by the National Natural Science Fund Committee gave the new sequence of “Chinese Family Names". Although the three names Li, Wang, Zhang declined in the proportion of the total population, they still take the place of the top 3.

The total population of each of these three names is not exceeding 100 million

This survey was accomplished during two years by Mr YUAN Yida , a researcher of the Institute of Chinese Academy of genetic and developmental biology. Their survey involved 1,110 counties and cities of 296 million people, received 4,100 Chinese Family names. Through the county, region and province population statistics, resulting in the classification of the New Chinese Family Names. The survey showed that among the 4,100 names, the top three are Li, Wang, Zhang, which accounted for 7.4%, 7.2% and 6.8% of China's total population, the total population of each of the three names is less than 100 million; there are 18 names accounted for 1% of China's total population, 129 names accounted for 0.1% of the population and occupied 87% of the total population.

The population of the tree names declined compared with 20 years ago

YUAN Yida showed, according to the data published in1987, that Li, Wang, and Zhang are the largest three names of China, which accounted for 7.9%, 7.4% and 7.1% of the total population. “Li, as the largest name, was declined from 7.9% to 7.4% currently, because there were only 570,000 original samples, but now they reached nearly 3 million.” YUAN Yida said that compared with 20 years ago, the sample of this survey is larger than before, involved nearly 40% counties of China, in almost all areas that the Chinese characters are used. The results are closer to the Chinese names real situation. Especially for the study of Chinese Y chromosome diversity, disease distribution, the origin of the nationality Han, and flow disciplines, the distribution data and areas of the top 300 common Chinese names would provide new clues and information which have the highest valuation in research and practical use.

YUAN Yida showed, according to the data published in1987, that Li, Wang, and Zhang are the largest three names of China, which accounted for 7.9%, 7.4% and 7.1% of the total population.

YUAN Yida showed, according to the data published in1987, that Li, Wang, and Zhang are the largest three names of China, which accounted for 7.9%, 7.4% and 7.1% of the total population.

YUAN Yida showed, according to the data published in1987, that Li, Wang, and Zhang are the largest three names of China, which accounted for 7.9%, 7.4% and 7.1% of the total population.

So far, there are 23,000 names are collected

China was the first country of the world who uses family name, about 5000 years ago; the name has been designated as hereditary, passed through patriarchal way. 20 years ago, it was the first time of CAS natural science approach to the study of Chinese surnames distribution, they announced the classification of 100 common surnames, and this research brings the high concern of both the interior and overseas Chinese.

The Chinese scientists will continue to publish the data and distribution of the top 300 Chinese names and re-publish "the Great Chinese surnames dictionary," which will include over 23,000 names collected in order to advance the development of the name and genealogy culture industries.

Background

20 years ago, 270 million people named Zhang Yuan Wang National experts showed the "Family Names “in census data of 1986. These three clans are the top three.

On May 2, 1987, the studies statistical results of YUAN Yida and Institute CAS of genetic and biology development: the largest three names are Li, Wang, Zhang, which accounted for 7.9% , 7.4% and 7.1% of the total population, the total population of these three names are 270 million, that are the largest three clans groups of world. And the name which Chinese people have used had reached 22,000. According to the introduction of YUAN Yida , the family name research is a science. And Chinese names are the best research target in name study. Chinese surnames reflects the process of Chinese society’s evolution in several thousands years.

There is no one country and a nation in the world that has a long history like China, with 5,000 years continuous history. Such a civilization chain is the most consistent with the laws of genetics. In addition, the Chinese people have a relatively strong in clan concepts, so the persons who have the same name, share the same blood relations often live together. "This is why in the map of China; there is so many village of Zhang's and Villages of Li's,YUAN Yida said.

In 1983, there is a national census in China. The relevant sample data of census are counted in 1986. According to the related information and data, YUAN Yida started the statistical research on family names. In1987, the statistics of YUAN Yida output 12,000 to 13,000 Chinese names. In the same year, the news of Chinese Academy of Sciences doeing the research on family name was disseminated widely by some news media. On May 2, 1987, YUAN Yida published the top 100 names in this statistics, which to be known as "New 100 Chinese Family Names." In "New Family Names", "Li, Wang, Zhang," are the top three. In 2002, a book who has more than 50 million words with 200 charts of name's distribution "Chinese surnames: genetic and demographic groups," announced the research work of 10 years being completed. In the book, after years of collecting and studies of national names YUAN Yida indicated that the biggest three names are Li, Wang, and Zhang.

YUAN Yida said that it’s not easy for these common surnames to continue to today. For example in the dynasty Yuan, to assure the dominion of Yuan, it had been recommended to the emperor Yuan Shun to kill all the people whose names were in the top five. Fortunately the Emperor hesitated before deciding not to do any action, so these people can survive, thus enabling the transmission of the family name transmit to this day.

According to the report of “The evening paper of Guangzhou”

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