Tong Shen A native of Ouning in the Song Dynasty, he was simple and honest by nature and lived as a farmer in seclusion. In the early years of Emperor Renzong's reign, he lived to be 102 years old. He was granted an imperial edict of "condolences" and appointed as Chenglang (a junior official position). Tong Hui Styled as Hanzong, he was a native of Gumu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He served as the magistrate of Buqi. He had well - organized regulations for farming, weaving, sowing, and harvesting. He enforced the law fairly and impartially, keeping the area peaceful and quiet. He eventually held the position of the governor of Danyang and was included in the "Biographies of Upright Officials". Tong Guan (1054 - 1126) Styled as Daofu, he was from Kaifeng (now Kaifeng, Henan). He was cunning and flattering, and good at eloquence. He was a eunuch in the Northern Song Dynasty and colluded with Cai Jing. He supervised the military operations in the northwest and held military power for twenty years. During the reign of Emperor Huizong, he was promoted to Grand Tutor for his merit in suppressing the Fangla Uprising, so people at that time called him the "Eunuch Prime Minister".

Migration and Distribution (Lack of information) The Tong surname is not listed among the top 100 surnames in the Hundred Family Surnames on the Chinese mainland or in Taiwan. During the Qin and Han dynasties, there was an official position called "Chehou", which was a very high - ranking position. At that time, there was a scholar from Shangcai (around present - day Shangcai County, Henan Province) who was conferred the title of Chehou. His descendants took this as an honor and adopted the official title as their surname, calling themselves the Che clan. Later, during the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han was named Liu Che. In order to avoid using the same character as the emperor's name, the descendants of the Che clan changed their surname to "Tong" (because in ancient times, "che" and "tong" had the same meaning). This has been passed down through generations, forming the present - day Tong surname. The prominent families of the Tong surname lived in Xihe (present - day Lishi County, Shanxi Province).