má 麻
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The origins of the surname "Ma" are as follows: 1. Derived from a fiefdom. According to "Xing Kao" (Records of Surnames), there was a doctor in the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period who was granted the fiefdom of Ma Yi. He took the name of the fiefdom, "Ma", as his surname. 2. Descendants of Ma Ying, a doctor in the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period, as recorded in "Feng Su Tong Yi" (General Discussions on Customs).
Famous Story
Ma Qiu, a Hu person from Taiyuan in the Later Zhao Dynasty, served Shi Hu and held the position of General Who Conquers the East. He was extremely cruel and violent. When children cried, their mothers would frighten them by saying, "Here comes Ma Hu!" Then the children would immediately stop crying.
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