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Bai and Liu Yuanyuan are very early.

Good morning, Liu.

Liu surname, the earliest Liu surname originated from Yao's descendant Liu Lei, so Liu Lei is the ancestor of Liu surname.

Bai surname originated from Han surname. After the death of Qin Wugong, the son Bai failed to succeed to the throne, and Wu Gong and his mother De Gong took the throne from the son. Wu Gong lived in Pingyang (now Qishan and Xiexian in Shaanxi) near Yong (now Fengxiang in Shaanxi), the capital of Qin State, and Duke De gave Pingyang to Gongzi Bai. After the death of childe Bai, his grandson took Bai as his surname.