嬴姓,是大駱的嫡子,母為申侯之女。成的兄弟非子擅長養馬和其他牲畜,為周孝王養馬,結果馬匹大量繁育,周孝王於是打算立非子做大駱的繼承人。成的外祖父申侯指出:中潏西申國先祖驪山之女和戎胥軒的兒子,中潏由於親戚關係歸附於西周,保守西垂(即西犬丘)。現在西申又和大駱通婚,西戎得以歸順,西周的統治才能穩定。周孝王於是另封非子於秦邑(今甘肅省清水縣東北)為附庸,延續嬴姓的祭祀,號曰秦嬴。周孝王也沒有廢除成的繼承權,以此來交好西戎[1]

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