Surname Overview
Form and Pronunciation
㱔 is a rare documented Chinese character formed with 此 above 夕, pronounced suǒ, and used as a surname.
Suò Surname
Surname profileSuò / Suo
Origins
Recorded Origins
㱔 is recorded as a Yunnan Yi surname and identified with the Xie surname. Another account derives it from the place name Mēsuǒ, or Moxie, in Anzhou. The surname is now found among Yi, Han, Naxi, and other peoples.
Historical Records
Dictionary Attestations
The character 㱔 appears in the Hanyu Guifan Da Zidian, and the surname is included in the Surname Dictionary.
Migration and Distribution
Population and Distribution
Bearers of the surname are relatively concentrated in Shilin County, Kunming, and Xiangyun County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan, with a combined population of roughly over one thousand. Descendants also live in Shanghai, Liaoning, Sichuan, and elsewhere.
Notable People
Ming-Era Figure Suo De
Suo De, a Zhuoni tribesman of the Taozhou Guard, submitted with the Diefan, Dala, and other groups in the second year of the Yongle reign. He was appointed a native Assistant Regional Military Commander in the sixteenth year. During the Zhengde reign, his great-great-grandson Suo Wangxiu was granted the name Yang Hong.
Research Notes
Legendary Traditions
Two local traditions explain the name Suo Busuo in Shilin: one attributes it to earlier settlement by people surnamed Bu; the other says a father and daughter fled after locking their door on New Year's Eve, after which 此 and 夕 were combined to form 㱔. These accounts are local legends.
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