Surname Overview
Overview
E is an uncommon Chinese surname. It is not included in the Hundred Family Surnames, ranks outside the top 3,000 surnames in mainland China, and ranks 1,270th in Taiwan.
俄 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 28Origins
The listed origins include Feng lineage, Xianbei, Naxi, Hui, Wa, Mongolian, Manchu, Evenki, and Daur groups.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The surname is included in New Collection of a Thousand Surnames, and the Surname Dictionary cites the Index of Names in the Twenty-Five Histories as also including it. It was found in Dong'e, Shandong, during the Ming period and is also found today in Huainan, Anhui.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commandery Hope
The surname is predominantly associated with Qingyang as its commandery hope.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution
People with the surname are distributed across Heilongjiang, Jilin, Guangdong, Gansu, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Taiwan, and other areas.
Research Notes
Research Boundary
Some records describe the origin of the surname as unknown; the ethnic-group origins still require textual examination.
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