Surname Overview
A Rare Surname
Qie (且, Qiě) is a rare surname currently found among both Han and Dongxiang people.
Qiě Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 2Qiě / Ch'ieh
Origins
Three Origin Traditions
Traditions concerning the surname's origins identify descendants of Qiejiu, a minister of Gaoyang; descendants of Zhongxi of the Ren lineage; and a change from 苴 to 且 by removing the grass radical.
Historical Records
Recorded in Surname Dictionaries
Qie (且, Qiě) is included with this pronunciation in the Shanxi Population Surname Compendium, Dictionary of Chinese Surnames Past and Present, Encyclopedia of Chinese Surnames, and Surname Dictionary.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The Qie surname is found in Taiyuan and Linfen in Shanxi, Jishishan in Qinghai, Taipei in Taiwan, Wusheng, Dayi and Luding in Sichuan, and Beijing.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Qie Yun served as chancellor of the Shache kingdom; Qie Luosheng was governor of Weizhou during Emperor Gaozu's Tang reign; Qie Jinxiu served as magistrate of Dehua; Qie Jian was assistant prefect of Luzhou during the Ming Zhengde era; and in the Republican period, Qie Sidian graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy and became an army major general.
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