Zeng or von Zeng is also a German family name with other origins f.e. the nobles De Zeng or von Zenge.
Zeng was listed 385th on the Hundred Family Surnames.
Originedit
The surname originates from (Chinese: 鄫; pinyin: Céng) an ancient state located in present-day Cangshan County (now Lanling County) in Shandong province, which was granted to Qu Lie, son of the emperor Shao Kang in the Xia dynasty. The state was annexed by Ju[citation needed] (located mainly in present-day Shandong province) in 567 BC. The
crown prince of the state, Wu, fled to Lu. He later dropped the radical in the character and adopted 曾 as his surname.
Generation Characteredit
The Generation Character usually refers to the middle Character of the Chinese Name of a Zeng, and is used to determine the generation and clan a Zeng belongs to.
Generation Character Orderedit
The Generation Character for Zeng from the 63rd Generation to the 97th Generation are as follows:
63rd to 67th Generation (Given in Year 1400)edit
Hong, Wen, Zhen, Shang and Yan
68th to 77th Generation (Set in Year 1628)edit
Xing, Yu, Chuan, Ji, Guang, Zhao, Xian, Qing, Fan and Xiang
78th to 87th Generation (Set in Year 1863)edit
Ling, De, Wei, Chui, You, Qin, Shao, Nian, Xian and Yang
^The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
External linksedit
http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E6%9B%BE[permanent dead link] Etymology of 曾
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