huá 滑

Origin of the "Hua" (滑) surname: It comes from the Ji surname. According to "Biographies of the Worthies", the descendants of Duke Zhou's clan include the Hua clan. According to "General Records - Genealogy - Surnames from States", the Hua State was a small vassal state of the same surname enfeoffed by the Zhou Dynasty. The former site of its capital was northwest of present - day Sui County, Henan. Later, it moved to Fei (southwest of present - day Goudian Town, Yanshi County, Henan), so it was also called Fei Hua. After it was destroyed by the Jin State, its descendants took the state name "Hua" as their surname. Geographical distribution: Northwestern Jiangsu Province The area from Xi'an to Huaxian in Shaanxi Province Anlu County in Hubei Province