Your name in history collection the photo on the left is an example showing the schulze name in history book which i have on my coffee table. Qin is the hanyu pinyin romanization of the surname for mandarin, the common dialect of china. Qin surname project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Write a detailed family history using this genealogy workbook. It includes detailed information about many different aspects of your heritage. Chinese surnames, list of common chinese last names. For example, surnames were largely adopted between the 11th and 16th centuries in england, between the 16th and 19th centuries in wales and between the 11th and 19th centuries in scotland. The information on this page were extracted from chinese genealogy books. The hui predominantly speak chinese, while maintaining some arabic and persian phrases. Portion of a map from the zhang genealogical book showing the location of the graves at. In 1891 there was 1 hui family living in merionethshire. Discovering the country from which your hui ancestors originated can often yield additional clues for the meaning of the surname. British columbia had the highest population of hui families in 1911.
When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium page and click on the add your favorite websites to this page link. Theres no better gifts to share during those special families gathering than your one and only, family history book. This character for hua also means slippery or smooth. The same english spelling may represent more than one chinese last name. Surnames only arose when families decided they were going to stick to a pseudosurname. It is the hanyu pinyin spelling of two chinese surnames. Find the meaning, history and origin of surnames, also called last names or family names, as well as famous bearers and usage statistics. Merionethshire and 1 other county had the highest population of hui families in 1891.
There one finds pronounced village endogamy, surname endogamy, and religiousorder endogamy. Meaning, origin and history of the name hui behind the name. The surname huie was first found in tipperary irish. The chinese character used to write this surname means favour or benefit. In addition, let us reinforce our unity and participate in the twice more difficult task of. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on hui history, hui ancestory, and hui family connections. The collection contains nearly 300,000 family name books.
California and 1 other state had the highest population of hui families in 1880. People with this surname are most commonly found in henan, shaanxi, shandong, sichuan, hubei and hebei. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the huihui surname lived. Dictionary of american family names 20, oxford university press. Indian history from premoghul days has shown that the ruling hindu kings had awarded titles on persons and families for either. The hua family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. This book shows you how to choose an auspicious chinese name for your. This was about 50% of all the recorded hui s in the uk.
In contrast, the oral history documentation project of the mongghul ha clan4. In 1880 there was 1 hui family living in california. The yunnanese in kuala terengganu are descended from six surnames. To distinguish the differences, meaning of the last names are given wherever possible. Some believe it came from the name of a 4,300yearold chancellor while others believe it originates among the. Another 7 words 10 lines of text covering the years 1534, 1653, 1725, 1798, 1828, 1893, 1534, 1653, 1725 and 1798 are included under the topic early huie history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Hu, which means tiger, is rare in china to the point where a lot of people are not aware that it is used as a surname. Descendants of this earl of hua adopted hua as their surname. Surname or family name hui has indian origin, most common language spoken by them is bengali, they are originated andor found widely in west bengal state similar sounding surnames. In history, there is a book called hundred family surnames created in song dynasty with the records of over 500 chinese surnames among them 60 are compound surnames.
Xu, hsu, hui allow, permit, man who refused to serve the king. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. Some believe it came from the name of a 4,300yearold chancellor while others believe it originates among the hui muslim minority. Ancestry connections genealogy november 8, 2018 this website has a lot of information about tracing your family tree, though for all levels of researchers, beginners may get the most out of this site. One of the principal aims of the book is to show the dispersion and commonality of hispanic surnames throughout the americas, with studies showing.
Genealogical research on chinese names byu scholarsarchive. Hui is a name thats been used by parents who are considering baby names for boys. See more ideas about family history, books and history. The descendants who adopted the surname settled in jiangsu and zhejiang. The government defines the hui people to include all historically muslim communities not included in chinas other ethnic groups. These books are available exclusively at, and are ideal to share with your children, grandchildren. Bloodlines of illuminati central intelligence agency. It is quite possible for two people with the hui last name to have been given that surname for entirely different reasons. This was about 50% of all the recorded huis in the usa. Boag, boig, boik, bog, boog, and book, this is a scottish surname is some antiquity. The population of huangs in china and taiwan was estimated at more than 30 million in 2007.
To avoid irrelevant hits, add an asterisk immediately following your surname for example wang. In 1911 there were 23 hui families living in british columbia. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This change occurred at different periods in different regions. It comes from a variant of the word boak or balk, of the same meaning. Our name in history is a series of unique paperback books of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary, each following a specific family name as far back in history as possible. In his second book, hungchianghui i9i6i949 the red. Hui, an official nationality of china, composed of nearly 10 million people.
It is the 204th surname in the traditional poem hundred family surnames. The our name in history collection are customized books offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about your surname. He was so famous that yao wanted to give him his throne. An illuminati grand master once said that the world is a stage and we are all. Your name in history book collection olive tree genealogy. Origin of xu, hsu, hui, huie famous people in history.
This name was borne by jang yeongsil where jang is the surname, a 15thcentury korean scientist and inventor. The surname huie originally appeared in gaelic as o heochaidh or mac eochaidh, derived from an irish personal name eachaidh, meaning a horseman. Hu surname project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The hui family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. This is a book for those who are already familiar with my past writings.
The meaning and history of surnames behind the name. It is apparently locational or at least residential, and may originate from the lands of boak in the parish of kirkholm, shetland, although an alternative suggestion is that it derives from the pre 7th century word. There is no commitment to order more than one book and your data remains private. Surnames only arose when families decided they were going to stick to a pseudo surname. Hui marriage practices tend toward endogamy in all respects, especially in the northwestern part of china, where the hui are culturally and religiously conservative. Mr loi boon lim with a book containing, among other things, descriptions of the history of the li loi in romanised dialect family, listings. The mingxian shizu yanxing leigao section of the siku quanshu encyclopedia states that this surname was adopted from the posthumous name of king hui of zhou 676651 bc. Although china has a large population, you will see there are many people with the same surname. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on hui history, hui.
Aug 25, 2011 this book is groundbreaking for two reasons. We hope you will participate on the hui forums, it is a great place to find or post information on hui genealogy and is completely free to participate. Reviewed in the united states on november 25, 2015 it is an extraordinary fact that most current english surnames emerged during the years 12501400. A site on origin of chinese family names surnames or last names. There was a kind gentleman, called xu you during the reign of emperor yao. Early history of the huie family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our huie research.
The hui people are one of 56 ethnic groups recognized by china. This was about 50% of all the recorded hui s in the usa. Jan 12, 2016 funny why make a family history book if it only goes back 4 gener. The most hui families were found in canada in 1911. The book surname comes from someone having lived in a place noted for the presence of a ridge that formed a boundary between two distinct areas. The roots of the book surname reach back to the language of the viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of scotland in the medieval era. Bookemon makes it easy for you to make your own family history book in bookstore quality print or share it among your family circles online.
Find the origins, meaning of the huha name, photos, and more. The most hua families were found in the usa in 1920. The muslims in china were called hui hui or huimin in contrast to the. The character originally refers to a fertile valley qingu, qin valley in longxi near tianshui, gansu and became the name of that area. Ancestry connections genealogy provides affordable genealogical services to clients around the world. The surname book was first found in berwickshire an ancient county of scotland, presently part of the scottish borders council area, located in the eastern part of the borders region of scotland, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the norman conquest in 1066. The area was granted to feizi, a descendants of gao tao, by king xiao of zhou. My history have teamed up with a professional book printer so that you may have your family history printed and professionally bound with a personalised front cover displaying your family name and your own name as the author. This was about 50% of all the recorded huis in the uk.
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