The surname Song has its origins in China.
"Origin of Song*, Sung*
The 22nd most common last name in China. The Songs are the descendents
of royal family in the Shang Dynasty. The brother of Shang Zhou was
Wei Zi Qi, who repeatedly urged Shang Zhou to repent but failed.
Seeing the duke of Zhou getting more powerful in the west, Wei Zi Qi
was concerned and asked Shang Zhou to watch out. Shan Zhou replied
arrogantly, 'I am the emperor appointed by heaven. Why should I be
afraid of the duke of Zhou?' Realizing that it was hopeless, Wei Zi Qi
left. Indeed, Zhou overthrown against Shang and killed Shang Zhou. To
gain support of the people of Shang, Zhou Cheng Wang made Wei Zi Qi
the duke of Song in Shan Qiu (HeNan). The Song kingdom lasted for more
than 700 years through Zhou, Chun Qiu, and Zhan Guo. In 286 B.C., Song
was eliminated by Qi, and the people began to bear the last name Song
ever since.
Hometown: Li Shi in Shanxi Province."
Yutopian: Origin of the surname Song, Sung
http://www.yutopian.com/names/07/7song22.html
"Weizi is the brother of Zhouwang of Shang Dynasty. Zhouwang was a
tyrant. Weizi tried to persuade Zhouwang to be kind to his people, but
Zhouwang would not listen him, so he ran away.
After Shang was overthrown by Wuwang, Weizi was absolved by the king
of Zhou Dynasty. Later Zhougong granted him a piece of land called
Song, where is now Shangqiu City. This is also the origin of the
surname Song."
Shang Qiu Travel: Weizi Tomb
http://www.sqtravel.com.cn/english/tour/sight_21.asp
Google search strategy:
"Statistics compiled in 1977 reveals that the number of the Chinese
with the first 10 major surnames make up 40% of the Chinese
population. The 10 major Chinese surnames are: Zhang, Wang, Li, Zhao,
Chen, Yang, Wu, Liu, Huang and Zhou.
Below are the next 10 major surnames. The Chinese with these surnames
make up over 10% of the Chinese population: Xu, Zhu, Lin, Sun, Ma,
Gao, Hu, Zheng, Guo and Xiao.
The number of the Chinese in the third category of 10 major surnames
make up just about 10% of the population: Xie, He, Xu, Song, Shen,
Luo, Han, Deng, Liang and Ye."
Asia Recipe: Chinese Surname Origin
http://asiarecipe.com/chisurname.html
Google Web Search: "the surname song"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%22the+surname+song%22
Google Web Search: "chinese names OR surnames" + "song"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%22chinese+names+OR+surnames%22+song
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