Longkodo and Tong Guoxiong are related by blood, but why are their surnames different? What is the relationship between the Tong family and the Qing royal family?

Here's the thing: Long Keduo and Tong Guoxiong are both surnamed Tong Jiashi. They are Han Chinese, and their ancestors are all Han Chinese living in Liaodong. Later, they went to Nurhachi and married Aisingji Orro's family. Later incorporated into the Eight Banners. At that time, the Han people who were incorporated into the flag book usually added a "Jia" to the original Han surname.

So their last name is actually Tong Jiashi. However, due to the influence of Manchu culture in the times, many people in the family gave their children Manchu names. Longkeduo is a Manchu name, and their Tongtulai and Tulai are also Manchu names. It's just that Longkedo is originally a three-word name, and it's Manchu, so it's not convenient to be crowned in the front. So it's called Long Keduo.

Their family married the Aisin Gioro family very early and made outstanding contributions, so their position was very prominent in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, and many important ministers were produced, such as Tong Tulai, Tong Guowei, Tong Guoxiong, Tong Guogang, etc ... Even Emperor Kangxi's biological mother, Empress Xiao Kang, belonged to this family.