tài shū 太叔

Migration and Distribution (Lack of information) The Taishu surname is not listed among the top 100 surnames in the Mainland and Taiwan. The Taishu surname is not very common and originated from royal surnames. One origin is from the Ji surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the third son of Wei Wengong, the Duke of the State of Wei, was named Yi. And Wei Wengong was a descendant of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty. According to the ancient ranking rules, the third son should be addressed with the character "shu" (In ancient times, among brothers, the eldest was called "bo", the second, third, and fourth were called "zhong", "shu", and "ji" respectively). Therefore, Yi was also called Shuyi. To show respect for the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty, people added the character "tai" when addressing Shuyi, thus becoming Taishuyi. The descendants of Taishuyi took this status as an honor and changed their surname to Taishu. Later, the title "Taishu" spread among the nobles. All the third - ranked sons of the royal and noble families were called Taishu, and their descendants gradually became more and more Taishu clans. The other origin is from Duan, the younger brother of Zhengzhuanggong in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was also a descendant of the Ji - surname royal family of the Zhou Dynasty. He was enfeoffed in the capital city and was commonly known as Jingcheng Taishu. His descendants took the two characters "Taishu" as their surname. The Taishu clan had its notable origin in Dongping Commandery (in the areas of Dongping and Tai'an in today's Shandong Province). This surname gradually became rare after the Qin and Han Dynasties.