chōng 充

Migration and Distribution (Lack of information) The Chong surname is not listed among the top 100 surnames in the mainland of China and Taiwan. The Chong surname originated from the Jiang surname. In ancient times, Duke Jiang Taigong assisted King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, in defeating King Zhou of Shang and establishing the Western Zhou Dynasty. Later, when King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed the world, because Duke Jiang Taigong had made great contributions, he was enfeoffed as the king of the State of Qi. One of Duke Jiang Taigong's descendants was called Chong Lü, a noble in the State of Qi. His descendants took Chong as their surname, known as the Chong clan, and passed it down from generation to generation, thus forming the present - day Chong surname. There is also another theory about the origin of the Chong surname, which is recorded in the ancient book "Xing Pu". During the Zhou Dynasty, there was an official position called "Chong Ren", specifically responsible for the affairs related to the breeding of livestock for sacrifices. Some of the Chong Ren inherited this official position, so they took Chong as their surname, also known as the Chong clan. This is another origin of the Chong surname today. Most of the prominent families of the Chong surname originated from Taiyuan Commandery (now southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province). Although the number of people in the Chong surname family in China is not large, it can be traced back to the Chong Ren two or three thousand years ago, with a long - standing origin.