Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chinese surnames, list of common chinese last names. The hui family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. Origin of xu, hsu, hui, huie famous people in history. The descendants who adopted the surname settled in jiangsu and zhejiang. The collection contains nearly 300,000 family name books.
The yunnanese in kuala terengganu are descended from six surnames. It is the hanyu pinyin spelling of two chinese surnames. The most hui families were found in canada in 1911. The surname huie was first found in tipperary irish. This book shows you how to choose an auspicious chinese name for your. Ancestry connections genealogy november 8, 2018 this website has a lot of information about tracing your family tree, though for all levels of researchers, beginners may get the most out of this site. Genealogical research on chinese names byu scholarsarchive. This character for hua also means slippery or smooth. Hu surname project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
See more ideas about family history, books and history. This was about 50% of all the recorded hui s in the uk. Surnames only arose when families decided they were going to stick to a pseudosurname. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on hui history, hui ancestory, and hui family connections. An illuminati grand master once said that the world is a stage and we are all.
Ancestry connections genealogy provides affordable genealogical services to clients around the world. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the huihui surname lived. Qin is the hanyu pinyin romanization of the surname for mandarin, the common dialect of china. Another 7 words 10 lines of text covering the years 1534, 1653, 1725, 1798, 1828, 1893, 1534, 1653, 1725 and 1798 are included under the topic early huie history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Find the meaning, history and origin of surnames, also called last names or family names, as well as famous bearers and usage statistics. Surnames only arose when families decided they were going to stick to a pseudo surname. The same english spelling may represent more than one chinese last name. Our name in history is a series of unique paperback books of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary, each following a specific family name as far back in history as possible. This name was borne by jang yeongsil where jang is the surname, a 15thcentury korean scientist and inventor. Discovering the country from which your hui ancestors originated can often yield additional clues for the meaning of the surname. Qin surname project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
He was so famous that yao wanted to give him his throne. The government defines the hui people to include all historically muslim communities not included in chinas other ethnic groups. Theres no better gifts to share during those special families gathering than your one and only, family history book. Descendants of this earl of hua adopted hua as their surname. For example, surnames were largely adopted between the 11th and 16th centuries in england, between the 16th and 19th centuries in wales and between the 11th and 19th centuries in scotland. It includes detailed information about many different aspects of your heritage. Dictionary of american family names 20, oxford university press. It comes from a variant of the word boak or balk, of the same meaning. Aug 25, 2011 this book is groundbreaking for two reasons. These books are available exclusively at, and are ideal to share with your children, grandchildren.
The chinese character used to write this surname means favour or benefit. British columbia had the highest population of hui families in 1911. Indian history from premoghul days has shown that the ruling hindu kings had awarded titles on persons and families for either. It is quite possible for two people with the hui last name to have been given that surname for entirely different reasons. To distinguish the differences, meaning of the last names are given wherever possible. Your name in history collection the photo on the left is an example showing the schulze name in history book which i have on my coffee table.
The meaning and history of surnames behind the name. Hui, an official nationality of china, composed of nearly 10 million people. Meaning, origin and history of the name hui behind the name. This is a book for those who are already familiar with my past writings. A site on origin of chinese family names surnames or last names. When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium page and click on the add your favorite websites to this page link.
The book surname comes from someone having lived in a place noted for the presence of a ridge that formed a boundary between two distinct areas. In 1880 there was 1 hui family living in california. The hui people are one of 56 ethnic groups recognized by china. Jan 12, 2016 funny why make a family history book if it only goes back 4 gener. The hui predominantly speak chinese, while maintaining some arabic and persian phrases. The mingxian shizu yanxing leigao section of the siku quanshu encyclopedia states that this surname was adopted from the posthumous name of king hui of zhou 676651 bc. Merionethshire and 1 other county had the highest population of hui families in 1891.
The surname book was first found in berwickshire an ancient county of scotland, presently part of the scottish borders council area, located in the eastern part of the borders region of scotland, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the norman conquest in 1066. Hui is a name thats been used by parents who are considering baby names for boys. In 1891 there was 1 hui family living in merionethshire. Reviewed in the united states on november 25, 2015 it is an extraordinary fact that most current english surnames emerged during the years 12501400. Boag, boig, boik, bog, boog, and book, this is a scottish surname is some antiquity. The area was granted to feizi, a descendants of gao tao, by king xiao of zhou. The information on this page were extracted from chinese genealogy books. The surname huie originally appeared in gaelic as o heochaidh or mac eochaidh, derived from an irish personal name eachaidh, meaning a horseman. Xu, hsu, hui allow, permit, man who refused to serve the king.
There was a kind gentleman, called xu you during the reign of emperor yao. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. There is no commitment to order more than one book and your data remains private. My history have teamed up with a professional book printer so that you may have your family history printed and professionally bound with a personalised front cover displaying your family name and your own name as the author. Surname or family name hui has indian origin, most common language spoken by them is bengali, they are originated andor found widely in west bengal state similar sounding surnames. By learning about your chinese last name, you can uncover your familys history and heritage. Mr loi boon lim with a book containing, among other things, descriptions of the history of the li loi in romanised dialect family, listings. Portion of a map from the zhang genealogical book showing the location of the graves at. In contrast, the oral history documentation project of the mongghul ha clan4. It is apparently locational or at least residential, and may originate from the lands of boak in the parish of kirkholm, shetland, although an alternative suggestion is that it derives from the pre 7th century word. The hua family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1841 and 1920.
One of the principal aims of the book is to show the dispersion and commonality of hispanic surnames throughout the americas, with studies showing. In 1911 there were 23 hui families living in british columbia. It is the 204th surname in the traditional poem hundred family surnames. The population of huangs in china and taiwan was estimated at more than 30 million in 2007. This was about 50% of all the recorded huis in the usa. California and 1 other state had the highest population of hui families in 1880. Hu, which means tiger, is rare in china to the point where a lot of people are not aware that it is used as a surname. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on hui history, hui. Some believe it came from the name of a 4,300yearold chancellor while others believe it originates among the hui muslim minority. This was about 50% of all the recorded hui s in the usa. Early history of the huie family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our huie research. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations. The photo on the left is an example showing the schulze name in history book which i have on my coffee table.
Hui marriage practices tend toward endogamy in all respects, especially in the northwestern part of china, where the hui are culturally and religiously conservative. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the our name in history collection. To avoid irrelevant hits, add an asterisk immediately following your surname for example wang. Write a detailed family history using this genealogy workbook. We hope you will participate on the hui forums, it is a great place to find or post information on hui genealogy and is completely free to participate. There one finds pronounced village endogamy, surname endogamy, and religiousorder endogamy. In his second book, hungchianghui i9i6i949 the red. The our name in history collection are customized books offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about your surname. Some believe it came from the name of a 4,300yearold chancellor while others believe it originates among the.
Bloodlines of illuminati central intelligence agency. Li and lis book 2008, which makes frequent use of schram, combines local. Although china has a large population, you will see there are many people with the same surname. The muslims in china were called hui hui or huimin in contrast to the. In history, there is a book called hundred family surnames created in song dynasty with the records of over 500 chinese surnames among them 60 are compound surnames. In addition, let us reinforce our unity and participate in the twice more difficult task of. People with this surname are most commonly found in henan, shaanxi, shandong, sichuan, hubei and hebei. The most hua families were found in the usa in 1920. The roots of the book surname reach back to the language of the viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of scotland in the medieval era.
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