18 surnames beginning with B***:

Bai (bái), Bai Li (bǎi lǐ), Bai (bǎi), Ban (bān), Bao (bāo), Bao (bào), Bao (bào), Bao (bào), Bui (bèi), Ben (bēn), Bi (bì ), Bian (biān), Bian (biàn), Bie (bié), Bǐ (bǐng), Bó shǎng (伯赏), Bó (薄), Bǔ (卜ǔ), and Bù (步ù)

姓氏：

标示一个人的家族血缘关系的标志和符号。

Descendants bred from the same ancestor are called clans. The surname first originated as the name of a tribe or the name of a tribal leader. Its function was mainly to facilitate the identification of the descendants of different clans in the tribe and to facilitate intermarriage between different clans.

The creation of the family name, therefore, marks the transition from the group marriage system to the marriage system based on blood relationship, and is an important milestone in the progress of human civilization.

Origin of surnames:

The origin of surnames can be traced back to the matriarchal clan system of primitive human society, so many ancient Chinese surnames are female characters or bottom. Surnames were used as specific sign symbols to distinguish clans, such as the name of a tribe or the name of a tribal leader.

The famous surnames in ancient China were the eight surnames:Ji, Yao, Gui, Si, Jiang, Ying, Ji, and Food.