Eight surnames of Zhurong information

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The eight surnames of Zhurong (Chinese: 祝融八姓) are eight Chinese surnames derived from the descendants of the ancient Chinese legendary figure Zhurong. The Eight surnames that came after the Zhurong tribe, according to the Guoyu, a historical Chinese text, are Ji, Dong, Peng, Tu, Wei, Cao, Zhen, and Mi. These eight surnames were said to have originated from the descendants of the Zhurong tribe.^[1]

According to the Guoyu, the Ji surname was associated with the Kunwu and Su tribes, which were located in present-day Yuncheng in Shanxi province and Wen County in Henan province, respectively. The Dong surname was associated with the Zongyi and Hualong tribes, which were located in present-day Dingtao County in Shandong province and in present-day Henan province. The Peng surname was associated with the Pengzu and Shiwei tribes, which were located in present-day Tongshan County in Jiangsu province and Puyang County in Hebei province, respectively. The Tu surname was associated with the Zhuren tribe, which was located in present-day Wen County in Henan province.^[1]

The Wei surname was associated with the Wu and Kuai tribes, which were located in present-day Yan County in Henan province and present-day Mi County in Henan province, respectively. The Cao surname was associated with the Zou and Lu tribes, the location of which is not specified. The Zhen surname was associated with the Biyang tribe, which was located in present-day Yicheng County in Shandong province. The Mi surname was associated with the Mi tribe, the location of which is not specified.^[1]