Mai Surname

Surname Overview

The surname Mai is pronounced mǎi. Eight origins are listed, involving the Zi, Ying, and Jiang surnames, as well as Jurchen, Mongolian, Hui, and a special rare-surname context in Taiwan.

Reference: 买姓起源分布与家谱家族

Origins

Principal Origins

The principal lines include descendants of Song Weizi taking a surname from a fief; descendants of Juzi Mizhou adopting his courtesy name; descendants of Lord Dao of Xu adopting an ancestral personal name; and descendants of Taiyue living in Maiyi adopting the place name as a surname.

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Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The Records of the Origins of Surnames in Yanshi states that descendants of Song Weizi had the surname Mai; Qianfulun: Zhi Shi Xing lists Mai among the descendants of the Zi surname; and Huijiao Minzu Shuo records that descendants of Maisa-Din bore the surname Mai.

Reference: 买姓_买姓的来源_买姓族谱_姓氏买姓的名人_买氏家谱_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies

The listed commanderies associated with the Mai surname are Liangzhou and Guazhou.

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Migration and Distribution

Distribution

Mai clans are distributed across Gansu, Henan, Beijing, Hebei, Shanghai, Shaanxi, Tianjin, Fujian, Ningxia, and Xinjiang. Among relevant genetic-testing users, ancestral places of origin are concentrated mainly in Xinjiang, Henan, and Ningxia.

Reference: 买姓起源分布与家谱家族

Notable People

Historical Figure

Mai Zhuangtu was a Hui martial arts master of Xinyi boxing from Lushan, Henan, and is described as a major synthesizer of Xinyi Liuhe boxing.

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