Surname Overview
Pronunciation and Status
The surname Ke is pronounced Qiě. It is a rare contemporary surname found in Gu'an County, Hebei, among the Han Chinese.
Qiě Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 11Qiě / Ch'ieh
Origins
Dialect-Based Origin
The Qiě surname may have arisen because “guest” is pronounced qiě in northern dialects.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution and Migration in Gu'an
In Gu'an, the Qiě surname was found in Sishu Village and the southern part of Shulinzhuang Village, Duliu Township; in 1991 there were 21 households and 84 people.
Village Distribution in Hebei
The Qiě surname is found in Langzhuang of Qian'an, Yihezhuang Village of Gaobeidian, Baoding, and Sicun of Ping'ancheng, Zunhua, all in Hebei; all three places record the pronunciation as qiě.
Genealogy and Generation Names
Genealogical Migration Record
The genealogy records an ancestor named Rui, a Han Chinese man who moved from Tancheng Town in Rongcheng County, Hebei, to Duliu; by then, seven generations had passed over more than 170 years.
Research Notes
Boundary Between Identical Forms
Ke is also pronounced kè as a contemporary surname; Qiě and kè share the same written form but have different pronunciations and are described as possibly sharing an origin while developing into separate branches.
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