Taishan surnames

The 汤 surname

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Tang (汤) is a Chinese surname, said by tradition to come from Tang of Shang. A genealogy of the Tang of Taishan survives, and there are also Tangs among the Hakka of Chixi Town (赤溪镇).[1][2]

Origin of the surname[edit]

The Tang surname comes mainly from the Zi (子) surname, its bearers being descendants of Cheng Tang (成汤), the founding ruler of the Shang dynasty: one account says members of the Shang royal house took Cheng Tang's title as their surname; another says the descendants of Prince Dang (荡) of the state of Song in the Spring and Autumn period dropped the grass radical from the character and became the Tang (汤); and there were also families surnamed Yin (殷) who changed their surname to Tang in the Northern Song to avoid the taboo name of Zhao Hongyin, Emperor Xuanzu of Song. Its ancestral commanderies include Zhongshan (中山), Fanyang (范阳) and others.[3]

Coming to Taishan[edit]

The catalog of family genealogies on the Gujishuku website (古籍书库网) includes a Genealogy of the Guoshi Branch of the Tang of Taishan (《台山汤国式房族谱》), compiled by Tang Chu'ao (汤楚鳌) and Tang Shaoxian (汤绍贤) and published in 2002, which records its founding ancestor as Tang Tong (汤统) of the Song dynasty.[1] Surname Culture of Chixi (《赤溪姓氏文化》), compiled by the Chixi Hakka Culture Research Society of Taishan (台山市赤溪客家文化研究会), also lists the Tang as one of the surnames of the people of Chixi.[2]

How the Tang came to Taishan and where they live is yet to be added. Family members who know more are welcome to edit this article.

References

  1. Shandong Xiaoxinge, "71 Family Genealogies of Taishan City: Is Your Family on the List?", Bilibili, October 19, 2023 (source given as the Gujishuku website) 山东小新哥：「台山市71部家谱，看看你家族是否在列？」，哔哩哔哩，2023年10月19日（资料来源注为古籍书库网）
  2. Chixi Hakka Culture Research Society of Taishan, ed., "Surname Culture of Chixi", January 2025. In "50. Surname Culture of Chixi" on the Chixi Hakka Culture website, January 10, 2025 台山市赤溪客家文化研究会编：《赤溪姓氏文化》，2025年1月。载赤溪客家文化网「50.赤溪姓氏文化」，2025年1月10日
  3. "Tang (surname)", Chinese Wikipedia (accessed October 2026) 「汤姓」，维基百科（2026年10月查阅）

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