庭 Surname

Surname Overview

A Rare Surname

Ting is a relatively rare surname in current use and occurs among both Han and Bouyei people.

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Origins

Descent from the D庭 Clan

One account traces the Ting surname to descendants of the Dating clan, as recorded in Qixing Tong.

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Derived from Tingzhou

One account derives the surname from the name Tingzhou, whose former seat is identified with present-day Urumqi, Xinjiang.

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A Guiding Lineage Tradition

A lineage tradition from Guiding County in Qiannan, Guizhou, says its ancestor was a hereditary Southwestern General. After the original surname was lost from an official seal, the first character of his given name, Ting, was adopted as the surname; branches elsewhere largely migrated from Guiding.

Reference: 你们听说过有人姓庭的吗？庭姓的由来是？_百度知道

Migration and Distribution

Distribution and Concentration

The Ting surname occurs in Liaozhong, Liaoning; Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taoyuan in Taiwan; Beijing; and several places in Qiannan, Guizhou. It is most numerous in Guiding County, with relative concentrations in Changming Town, Gonggu Township, and Luobei River Township.

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Research Notes

Different Locations for Tingzhou

Another record places the Tingzhou associated with the place-name origin west of present-day Hechi County, Guangxi, during the Song dynasty, differing from the Urumqi identification.

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