The Husband Strikes Back

Ren surname · outstanding person Tai Ren: Also known as Tai Ren, she was the mother of King Wen of Zhou. Her surname was Ren, and she was historically referred to as Tai Ren. Ren Fang, courtesy name Yansheng, was a native of Bochang during the Southern Liang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Wu, he served as the Prefect of Yixing and Xin'an, and was highly respected for his virtue and character. Seeing the disorganized state of the four ancient books in the palace, he personally collated and revised them. He left behind miscellaneous biographies, geographical records, and other works. He was posthumously honored with the title "Jing" (敬). Origin of the surname Ren 1. Ren Buqi. A native of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period, one of the seventy-two disciples of Confucius. He was posthumously granted the title of Earl of Rencheng by the Tang Dynasty emperor and the title of Marquis of Dangyang by the Song Dynasty emperor. According to legend, the Yellow Emperor had twenty-five sons, fourteen of whom received surnames, forming twelve surnames: Ji, You, Qi, Ji, Teng, Zhen, Ren, Gou, Xi, Ji, Xuan, and Yi. Those who were granted the surname Ren had their descendants take Ren as their surname. 2. Originating from the Feng surname. According to the "Tongzhi·Shizu Lue", the descendants of the Ren surname are descendants of Taihao: the state of Feng was located in the area of present-day Jining, Shandong. Their descendants took the name of the state as their surname.