He / He
He (hé, He) is a relatively uncommon surname, found in Taiyuan and Jincheng in Shanxi, Tacheng in Xinjiang, Wuchuan in Guangdong, Guanyang in Guangxi, and Qiubei and Tonghai in Yunnan. It occurs among the Han, Hui, Yi, and Lisu peoples.
One branch of the He surname derives from the Zi surname and originated from Heyi, the fief of descendants of Weizi, a ruler of Song during the Warring States period; the inhabitants adopted the settlement's name as their surname.
One Hui branch of the He surname developed from the Ha surname. A historical record states that Zhengju, a great-grandson of Sayyid Ajall Shams al-Din, was the first to change Ha to He; his descendants continued using He, pronounced hā.
The He surname is included in the Clan Records sections of the Zheng Tongzhi, Xu Tongzhi, and Qing Tongzhi; related records identify Fengyi as its commandery seat.
The He surname is associated with two commandery seats, Lu Commandery and Fengyi. Its hall name is Luzhou Hall, established from the commandery designation.
He Ju lived during the Xuande period of the Ming dynasty and served as magistrate of Jize in Hebei.
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