History of Chinese Surnames. Ma Surname (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Xu Yuqing
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: The surname Ma originated from the royal family of Zhao during the Warring States period, specifically Zhao She. He was a renowned general of Zhao and was enfeoffed as Marquis of Ma Fu. Later, after Zhao Kuo's defeat and suicide, his descendants, ashamed of the surname Zhao, changed their surname to Ma. Additionally, some Western ethnic groups who migrated to the Central Plains also adopted the surname Ma. The founding ancestor of the Ma surname is Zhao She. The Ma surname's ancestral seats include Fu Feng and Handan.