hòu 后

### Migration and Distribution (Information missing) The Hou (后) surname is not listed among the top 100 surnames in the Hundred Family Surnames in both the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. In ancient times, the well - known leader of the Dongyi tribe was also called Taihao. Taihao had a grandson named Houzhao, and Houzhao's descendants formed the Hou (後) surname, which is now simplified to Hou (后). However, in the Hundred Family Surnames, Hou (後) and Hou (后) are two different surnames with different origins. The origin of the Hou (后) surname can be traced back to Gonggong, a leader of an ancient tribe. Gonggong's son was Julong, who held the position of Houtu, in charge of land cultivation. Julong's descendants took the character "Hou" from the title "Houtu" as their surname. Nowadays, people with the Hou (後) surname often simplify it to Hou (后). Anyway, both surnames have a glorious and long - standing origin. In the early history of China, most of the famous people with the Hou (后) surname were from Shandong. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Hou Chu, a disciple of Confucius, was from the State of Qi. Hou Cang, who spread the learning of the Book of Songs and the Book of Rites in the Han Dynasty and had a profound influence on traditional Chinese culture, was from Tancheng, Shandong. Like many other surnames, the Hou (后) surname has not developed into a prosperous family. However, through generations of migration and reproduction, its descendants have spread all over the world. For example, Hou Neng, a famous general who guarded Minzhou for more than 20 years during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, was from Minzhou at that time, which is now Min County, Gansu. Currently, there are people with the Hou (后) surname in Yilong County, Sichuan Province; Guyuan County, Gansu Province; Ningxiang County, Hunan Province; Xuancheng County, Anhui Province, etc. In written language use, the characters "Hou (后)" and "Hou (後)" can be interchanged in many cases. Therefore, the boundary between the "Hou (后)" and "Hou (後)" surnames is becoming increasingly blurred. Some people with the "Hou (后)" surname today may have got it from an incorrect transmission of the "Hou (後)" surname. In modern times, the character "Hou (後)" is mostly simplified to "Hou (后)". Although the Hou (後) and Hou (后) surnames have different origins in the historical development of the Hundred Family Surnames, they are all simplified to Hou (后) today and are no longer distinguished.