Surname Overview
Pronunciation and Population
Que is pronounced què. It has an estimated population of about 3,000 and ranks 1,050th as a rare surname.
Que Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 1Que / Que
Origins
Surname Derived from a Fief
The Jin official Shuhu received Que as his fief, and his descendants adopted the fief's name as their surname.
Historical Records
Records in Shuowen and Duan Yucai's Commentary
Shuowen records that the Jin official Shuhu held Que as a fief; Duan Yucai states that his son adopted the fief's name as a surname.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commandery Associations
Commandery associations of the Que surname include Xincai and Jingzhao; Jiyin, corresponding to present-day Dingtao County in Shandong, is also listed.
Migration and Distribution
Present-Day Ancestral-Origin Distribution
Among 23Mofang genetic-testing users with the Que surname, all recorded ancestral origins were in Jiangsu Province; this proportion applies only to the platform's user sample.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Figures associated with Jin include Que Rui, his son Que Que, and his grandson Que Ke. Others listed are Que Xun of the Eastern Han, Que Zheng of the Three Kingdoms period, and Que Guang, Que Xiang, and Que Yong of the Ming dynasty.
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