The weird surnames I know are:
1. Wu (W?)
A long time ago, I met a friend whose surname was "Wu". It is precisely because of this surname that I have a very deep impression of him. There are two main sources of the surname Wu. One is that it comes from ancient times. After Wu Ju, a minister of Emperor Yao, he named his surname after his ancestor. The second is that the surname Tian was changed and the surname was named after the fiefdom.
2. Luo (lu?)
Speaking of the surname Luo, although it is a rare surname, its origin is not ordinary. The first surname Luo comes from the Ji surname among the eight ancient surnames, the second source is also the Ying surname among the eight ancient surnames, the third source comes from the Cancong family, the fourth comes from the Hui people, and the fifth Shi surname. In place names.
3. Beiming
This surname makes people involuntarily think of Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou": There is a fish in Beiming, and its name is Kun. The Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. The origin of Beiming is not simple either. The surname first came from the Spring and Autumn Period, and was most prosperous during the Warring States Period. Unfortunately, even at its peak, the family only had more than 200 people. Today, the Beiming clan should still have descendants.
4. Xian
Xian surname seems to be mainly concentrated in Yuanyang County, Henan Province. There are two theories about the origin of the surname Xian. One theory is that it comes from the surname Ji, one of the eight ancient surnames. Another theory is that it comes from the surname Jiang, one of the eight ancient surnames.
5. Ji (s?)
The surname Ji is one of the eight ancient Chinese surnames, and its ancestor is Dayu. "Historical Records: The Chronicles of the Five Emperors" records that Emperor Yu was named after the Xia Dynasty, and his surname was Si. Later, it evolved through history: Si-Si-佀. ?佀? is the variant homophone of 姒?. According to legend, the surname Ji had to remain anonymous during the Ming Dynasty to avoid war. Change the surname from "similar" to surname "佀". The words have the same pronunciation. The original meaning of not daring to forget one’s ancestors. Later, in the "Kangxi Dictionary" of the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty avoided disasters due to war and kept their names anonymous, and changed "seeming" to "佀". Following two historical changes, I dare not forget my ancestors, and the words have different pronunciations. There are currently two major gathering places for people with the Yi surname: Yuncheng County in Shandong Province and Qingfeng County in Henan Province.
6. Difficulty (n?ng)
It originated from the Xianbei tribe during the Southern and Northern Dynasties and was a small tribe in the Xianbei Tuoba tribe. A bird called "Tunnan" was used as a totem and later became a surname. During the Sinicization reforms of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the people of the Tunan tribe were divided into the single surnames Nan and Shan in Chinese characters. Among them, the Nan clan later moved north with the Xianbei people to what is now the Korean Peninsula. According to reports, the Korean Cultural Affairs Bureau once organized a "root-seeking delegation" to Henan, China, to search for their ancestors. There are four Nan villages in Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province. All the villagers, men, women, old and young, all have the surname "Nan".
These are the weird surnames I know!