Zhang surname is one of the surnames in China, and it is a typical multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname, which mainly comes from the changes of Ji surname and minority surnames. Zhang Hui is the ancestor of this surname. Historically, during the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Er was made king of Zhao by Liu Bang, and Zhang Gui, the seventeenth grandson of Zhang Er (255-3 14), established the former cool country.

Zhang ranked 24th in the Song version of Hundred Family Names. By 2007, according to the statistical analysis of the registered population in China by the Public Security Administration of the Ministry of Public Security, Zhang's population ranked third in the country, accounting for 87.502 million, accounting for 6.83% of the total population.

population distribution

At present, the population of Zhang has reached nearly 85 million, which is the third largest surname in China, accounting for 6.79% of the national population. Since the Song Dynasty, Zhang's population growth rate has been on the rise from 1000. The distribution in China is mainly concentrated in Henan, Shandong, Hebei and other provinces, accounting for about 27.5% of Zhang's total population, followed by Jiangsu, Sichuan, Anhui, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Hubei and other provinces, with a concentration of 28.5%.

Henan is 10. 1% of Zhang's total population, and it is the largest province in contemporary Zhang. The country has formed a high-grade northern Zhang surname area and a low-grade southern Zhang surname area bounded by the Yangtze River.