Current evidence record
Wèi is retained because its written form appears in a modern surname dataset. This confirms the recorded form, not a complete historical lineage.
Wèi Surname
Surname profileWèi
Surname Profile
Surname TypeCompound surname
Verified scopeSurname form and the fields listed below
Surname pronunciationWèi
Origin / ancestor以官爲氏：“尉氏：以官爲氏。鄭有尉止。秦尉錯、尉繚。又，趙佗稱尉佗。南涼尉賢。又，虜姓尉氏：尉遲氏改。後魏尉眷、尉元、尉長命、尉撥。”：据《姓氏急就篇·上》；“尉氏，鄭大夫尉翩之後。又音鬱。”：据《通志》
Commandery太原
Distribution上海松江、天津武清、河北阜平、陝西韓城、湖北老河口、湖南芷江、遼寧清原、廣東乳源
Pending further studyWade-Giles, Clan hall
Population reference and scope
No independently verified current population total is available.
Verified fields
- Surname pronunciation
- Wèi
- Origin / ancestor
- 以官爲氏：“尉氏：以官爲氏。鄭有尉止。秦尉錯、尉繚。又，趙佗稱尉佗。南涼尉賢。又，虜姓尉氏：尉遲氏改。後魏尉眷、尉元、尉長命、尉撥。”：据《姓氏急就篇·上》；“尉氏，鄭大夫尉翩之後。又音鬱。”：据《通志》
- Commandery
- 太原
- Distribution
- 上海松江、天津武清、河北阜平、陝西韓城、湖北老河口、湖南芷江、遼寧清原、廣東乳源
Items still unverified
Wade-Giles, Clan hall remain unverified. Migration routes and generation names also require branch-specific records.
Research boundary
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