Surname Overview
Overview
Jie is a Chinese surname, historically pronounced “zǐ” and also pronounced “jiě” today; it is also written as “姊”.
Zǐ Surname
Surname profileZǐ / Tzu
Origins
The Jie surname existed among the Western Qiang during the Han dynasty and may have descended from the Shan-Jie clan; Baekje also had the Jie surname.
Historical Records
Documentary Records
The surname’s origins are recorded in the discussion in Xingshi Kaolüe of the Jie surname among the Western Qiang during the Han dynasty and its relationship to the Shan-Jie clan, as well as in Nan Qi Shu’s record of the surname in Baekje.
Migration and Distribution
Current Distribution
Today, people with the Jie surname are found in Beijing, Taiyuan and Datong in Shanxi, Chengdu in Sichuan, and other places.
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