The Ching emperor Chien Lung (1736-1796) decided that the surname-less Jurchen consequently fell into rampant incestuous marriages. Only after a long period did fixed clan names evolve. The names of the eight Manchurian tribes were first recorded and explained in the Complete Record of the Family Names of the Eight Banners, so it was only from this time forward that the Jurchen had a relatively well-ordered system of family names.
到了清朝，乾隆皇帝覺得因女真人沒有姓，族人通婚紊亂，經久之後將有礙氏族發展，於是編「八旗姓氏通譜」，將八旗姓氏一一記載、解釋，從那時起，所謂女真人的「姓氏」才被整合。