The 卫 surname
Translated from the Chinese article, which is the one that is edited (read it in Chinese).
Wei (卫) is one of the surnames of Taishan. Wei ranks 12th in the Hundred Family Surnames (《百家姓》); it comes from the state of Wei (卫国) of the Zhou, whose name was taken as the surname.[1]
Origin of the surname[edit]
After King Wu of Zhou (周武王) overthrew the Shang, he enfeoffed his younger brother Kangshu (康叔) with the lands around the Shang capital and seven clans of the Yin people; Kangshu made his capital at Zhaoge (朝歌, today's Qi County, Henan) and founded the state of Wei. Descendants of the ducal house of Wei took the name of the state as their surname, and so became the Wei. During the Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern dynasties, some of the Xianbei (鲜卑) who settled in the Central Plains also took the surname Wei in the course of adopting Han ways.[1]
How the Wei came to Taishan and where they live is yet to be added. Family members who know more are welcome to edit this article.
References
- "Wei (surname)", Chinese Wikipedia 「卫姓」，维基百科
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