Surname Overview
A Rare Surname
Shuo (说/說, shuō) is a rare surname in current use.
Shuo Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 6Shuo / Shuo
Origins
Surname from the Word Shuo
The surname Shuo (shuō) is explained as deriving directly from the character 说 in the sense of “to speak.”
Historical Records
Recorded in Surname References
The surname is recorded in Zhongguo Xingshi Daquan, while Xingshi Cidian also records it by citing Gujin Xingshi Shu Bianzheng.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution in Chengdu
People bearing the surname Shuo (shuō) are found in Chengdu, Sichuan.
Research Notes
Two Surname Readings
As a surname, 说/說 has the readings shuō and yuè. The descent claim concerning Fu Yue is listed under the yuè reading, not the shuō lineage.
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