底 Surname

Surname Overview

Di is a currently rare surname. It is not among the top 1,000 surnames in mainland China, ranks 816th in Taiwan, and has Henan and Liaodong as its commanderies of origin.

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Origins

Multiple Origins

The recorded origins of the Di surname include Ji ancestry, the sinicized final element of an ancestral Hui name, descendants of the Manchu Heshu Jia Wudi, and the offices or titles Xiaodi and Dishi in the late Tang and Five Dynasties period.

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Historical Records

Early Attestations

The surname is recorded in the Xu Tongzhi, Clan Records. Xing shi kao lüe cites the Han Shu, Table of Meritorious Officials, stating that Marquis Xi Juan of Lu had no son and enfeoffed his mother Di as a marquise; it places the surname no later than the Han dynasty.

Reference: 底姓_底姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies and Halls

The Di surname has Henan and Liaodong as commanderies of origin, with Henan Hall and Liaodong Hall established after those commanderies.

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Migration and Distribution

Geographic Distribution

The Di surname is widely distributed but small in number. It is found in Wuqing of Tianjin, Xinji of Hebei, Qingyuan of Liaoning, Wuhai of Inner Mongolia, Taiyuan of Shanxi, Hancheng of Shaanxi, and Lanping of Yunnan, among Han, Hui, and Lisu groups.

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Notable People

Historical Figures

Historical figures include Di Lao, a Tang-period native of Luochuan Mountain in Ningzhou, and Di Yun, a Ming-period native of Kaocheng who passed the Zhengde-era metropolitan examination and later became governor of Gansu.

Reference: 底姓_底姓的来源和历史_百家姓