Bai Surname

Origins

Derivation from Baili

According to this surname compilation's secondary quotation of the Dictionary of Chinese Surnames Ancient and Modern, itself citing Wanxing Tongpu, one Bai lineage was said to descend from the Qin official Baili Xi, with Baili shortened to Bai. The account classifies it as Ji-derived and based on a fief name, but the original text has not been directly verified here.

Reference: 百姓_百姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Goryeo Bai surname

The page quotes Xingshi Kaolüe as stating that Bai was one of the eight surnames of Goryeo. This is a Goryeo surname tradition and should be kept separate from other Bai origins in China; the supplied text does not establish shared descent.

Reference: 百姓_百姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Recorded distribution

The page describes the bǎi-reading Bai surname as a relatively rare present-day Han Chinese surname and records it in Wuqing, Tianjin; Huanghua and Lulong, Hebei; Gaixian, Liaoning; Taiyuan, Shanxi; and other locations. These locality records do not establish a migration route.

Reference: 百姓_百姓的来源和历史_百家姓