Jie Surname

Surname Overview

The surname Jie is pronounced xiè and ranks 174th in the Hundred Family Surnames; it is outside the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan.

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Origins

Three Origins

The surname has three recorded origins: from the Ji lineage through the settlement of Jie; from ancient place names; and from the Northern Wei compound surnames Jiepi or Jiebi, later reduced to Jie.

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Historical Records

Ancient Place-Name Record

The note to the Jixupian records Jie as a place name in Hedong and states that the Jin state had many people surnamed Jie; the Zhou royal domain also had Da Jie and Xiao Jie in the Spring and Autumn period.

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies and Hall Name

Prominent Jie lineages were associated with Pingyang and Yanmen; the Jie lineage of Chahe in Pizhou identifies as descendants of Enrong Hall.

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Migration and Distribution

Migration and Generation Names

The founding ancestor of the Chengdongnanxiang branch in Jimo was Jie Yuan, who served as a Jimo military official in the early Yuan and moved there from Qingzhou; its generation-name sequence begins with “承家保业” and continues through “福履申之.”

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Notable People

Historical Figures

Jie Jin was a Ming Hanlin academician and chief editor of the Yongle Encyclopedia. Jie Xuelong passed the metropolitan examination in the 41st year of the Wanli reign, later served as Minister of Justice under the Southern Ming, and died by drowning after the fall of Nanjing.

Reference: 《百家姓》第174姓：解，解姓来源、分布地域与名人介绍 | 速查君