Surname Overview
The surname Ye is pronounced Yè and is currently uncommon. It is found among Han and Lisu people, with present-day distribution recorded in Beijing, Taiyuan and Yuncheng in Shanxi, Lushui in Yunnan, and Chengdu in Sichuan.
Yè Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 8Yè / Yeh
Origins
The recorded origins include shortened forms of the compound surnames Qiye and Shuye, descendants of officials of the Qiehu clan who were responsible for night duties, and the surname among the Songpan peoples of Shu and the Lisu.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The earliest recorded mention of the surname Ye is in the Eastern Han work Fengsu Tong: Xing Shi Pian. The surname is also included in Xu Tongzhi: Shizu Lue, while Xingshi Kaolue discusses its origins.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Ancestral Offering
The ancestral spirit tablet of the Ye surname is enshrined in cabinet six of the Dahuaishu Ancestral Hall.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Ye Long was a man of Luoyang during the Guanghe era of Emperor Ling of Han. Ye Zhu was a native of Shandong in the Ming dynasty and served as an Assistant Director of the Court of Imperial Entertainments. Ye Jingguang was a native of Taiyuan, Shanxi, in the Ming dynasty and served as a commander of the Taiyuan prefecture.
Research Notes
Orthographic Variant
The surname Ye is also written as 亱.
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