Yi surname originated in ancient times. According to legend, the ancient emperor Tang Yao was born in Yiqi Mountain. When he was born, he was fostered in a long wife's house. His descendants took Yi as their surname and called him Yi. ? After Yi Yin. Yi Yin, a minister of Shang Dynasty, once lived in Yichuan, and his descendants took his place name' Yi' as their surname. Yi Yin later assisted Shang Tang in destroying the summer, and assisted IV in the early Shang Dynasty. 3. It was changed by the first floor in history.
Shu Wei. It is recorded in the official history that Xianbei people in the late Wei Dynasty had a neighbor named Khan Tuoba, and their sixth brother named Yi Lou, who was divided into two surnames: Yi and Lou. Yi lived in Chenliu (now Chenliu Town, Kaifeng, Henan). ? Hui, Manchu and Mongolian all have Yi surnames. Ranked 239th in the Song version of Hundred Family Names.
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Tracing the origin of Yi surname;
1, the first place of origin: from Qiyi, from the ancient emperor Tang Yao, belonging to the name of Juyi. According to legend, the ancient emperor Tang Yao was born in Yimeng Mountain (now Shunping, Hebei Province). When he was born, he was fostered in a long-term Confucian family, so he was called the surname. His descendants took Yi as the surname and passed it down from generation to generation. Another way of saying this is that Emperor Yao was born near the water in Iraq. In memory of his birthplace, his surname is Yi. Among Yao's descendants, some people inherited Yi and passed it down from generation to generation.
2. The second origin: the Yi surname, which originated from Yi Yin, the minister of Shang Dynasty, belongs to Juyi. Yi Yin, the founder of Shang Dynasty, is a descendant of Yu Xia. He once lived in Yichuan (now Yichuan, Henan), so he took Yishui as his surname. Yi Yin later helped Tang Cheng defeat Xia Jie, wiped out the Xia Dynasty and established the Shang Dynasty of slavery.
3. The third source: from the official position, the official change from the Western Zhou Dynasty belongs to the official title. Yi Jian is an official post under the Western Zhou and Autumn Administration Department, who is in charge of agricultural administration, that is, Shennong's original post, equivalent to today's Minister of Agriculture. Among the descendants of the Yi people, those who take their ancestors' official titles as their surnames are called Yi people. Later, the provincial language was simplified to Yi language with a single surname, which was passed down from generation to generation.
4. The fourth origin: originated from Xianbei people, from the Tuoba Department of Xianbei in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, belonging to the Han surname. According to the historical record "A Record of Guan Family in Shu Wei", during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Tuoba Neighbor (Tuoba Hong, a Northern Wei native), a Xianbei person, took his sixth brother as Yi Lou's family and built Yi Lou's family, which was a prominent aristocratic tribal clan among Xianbei people. The Yi people in Xianbei gradually merged with the Han people and passed down from generation to generation.
5. The fifth origin: it originated from the Hui nationality, and it belongs to the sinicization and surname change. According to the records in the ancient book On the Muslim Nation, "Ismail's descendants are surnamed Yi". In fact, the original homophonic Chinese characters of Yi and Hui people were taken from the initials of the Islamic sage Ibrahim, also known as "Ibrahim" and "Abraham".
Ibrahim, together with Adan, Nuha, Musa, Jesus and Muhammad, is also called the Six Ambassadors of Allah. He is a saint respected by Judaism and Christianity and the ancestor of the Hebrews. Many Muslims in China take their own names as China's surnames, which have been passed down from generation to generation.
In addition, some Hui and Yi people changed their surnames from the Qing Dynasty. For example, Mizan, the interior minister of the Qing Dynasty, was a Hui. He once asked to change his surname to Yi, and was allowed, and his descendants became another branch of Hui and Yi people.
6. The sixth origin: originated from the Oroqen nationality, belonging to the sinicization and surname change. According to the historical record "Oroqen Autonomous Banner", there are two branches of Aqigechayier clan of Oroqen nationality whose Manchu language is Acigecallhala, namely Igjil clan and Gegedaier clan. Later, the multi-crowned Chinese surnames are Yi and A;
7. The seventh origin: it originated from Mongols, and it belongs to Chinese name change. Nai, a Mongolian, lives in Hulunbeier (now Hulunbeier, Inner Mongolia). Later, Manchu was taken as the surname, and Manchu was Inahala.
The surname of China people is Yi. Etumo, also known as Etumo, a Mongolian, lives in Horqin (now Tongliao in eastern Inner Mongolia and western Jilin). Later, Manchu was cited as the surname, and Manchu was Itumohara. Most Han surnames are Yi;
8. The eighth origin: it originated from Manchu, and it belongs to the Chinese name change. Manchu Chukule family, also known as Cherekule family, Chukule family and Qikeli family, took the land as the surname and Chukulehara as the Manchu language, and lived in Chukule (now Chukule village in Russia north of Heihe River in Heilongjiang Province). Later Han surnames were Yi, Chu and Jin.
The Yi-Bo nationality of Manchu, whose Manchu language is Ibehara, which means "Qianjin" in Chinese, once lived in Ningguta (now Ning 'an, Heilongjiang Province), and many China surnames were Yi and Qian. The Manchu Jia Muhu Jueluoshi, also known as Jia Muhu, is actually an Egan Jueluoshi who lives in Jia Muhu City (now Ning 'an, Heilongjiang Province), taking the land as his surname, and the Manchu language is Guilliams Hujiao Lohara. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surname was neglected.
Plain clothes, a Manchu family, originated from the Jurchen nationality in the Jin Dynasty. Its surname is Isuhara in Manchu, which means "plain satin" in Chinese. It lives in Suwayangou (now Shuangyang, Jilin) and is one of the oldest surnames of Manchu. Later, many Han surnames were Yi and Su.
9. The ninth origin: it originated from Xibo nationality, and it belongs to the sinicization and surname change. According to the historical records of Heilongjiang Tongzhi:
The Xibe Illili, also known as Illili, Illili and Illili, live in Wula (now Yongji, Jilin), Yehe (now Lishu, Jilin), You Fei (now Gaolicheng Village, Sanjiazi Township, Hunchun, Jilin), Alin, Han Yi (now northeast Jilin15km), Songhua River Basin and other places. Later, Manchu was taken as the surname, and the Manchu language was Ilari Hala, which means "open" in Chinese.
After the mid-Qing Dynasty, there were many Han surnames of Xibo nationality and Manchu yileli nationality, such as Yi, He, Zhao, Ni, Pan Shi, Su, Xu, Yue, Yu, Xie, Bai, Hao, Jin and Li.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Yi surname