Jie Surname

Surname Overview

Jie (Jiè) is a relatively rare surname in current use. It is widely distributed and is found among both Han and Lisu people. The Clan Glossaries of the Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi both record it.

Reference: 介姓_介姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

Main Origins

Recorded origins of the Jie surname include descendants of the late Xia official Jie Zhi Kui, who adopted the ancestral name as a surname, and descendants of the Spring and Autumn Jin official Jie Zhi Tui, who did likewise.

Reference: 介氏_同根家谱_家谱网络

Historical Records

Ancient States and Limits of Attribution

The records also describe the Jie state of the Eastern Yi during the Zhou period as a dependency of Lu, whose people later adopted the state name as a surname. Whether Jie Zhi Tui was the founding ancestor of the surname and when the Jie state fell remain undetermined, so the two lineages cannot be directly treated as continuous.

Reference: 介姓_介姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Distribution

The Jie surname is distributed in Beijing, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, Ningxia, Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, and is also found in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, the United States and Mexico.

Reference: 介姓_介姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Genealogy and Generation Names

Generation Names in a Luohe Branch

A Luohe branch is said to have a twenty-character generation sequence compiled jointly by Jie clanspeople from the same county: Wen Feng Yi Tang Rui, Qing Lian Yao Gu Jin, Yan Yi Tong Ji Mei, Zhong Xiao Zuo Ming Zhen.

Reference: 介氏,介姓起源,介氏,介姓介绍 - 百家姓 - 族谱录