qiè Surname

Surname Overview

A Rare Surname

Qie is a rare surname currently in use and is found in Yima, Henan.

Reference: 怯姓_怯姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

Kherlen River Hypothesis

A preliminary hypothesis about the kǎi pronunciation and the surname's origin connects 怯 with the older name 怯鲁伦河 for the Kherlen River and the Henan dialect pronunciation of 克 as kǎi.

Reference: 怯姓(怯（姓氏）):起源,怯姓的由來,周代姓氏,_中文百科全書

Historical Records

Recorded Works and People

The surname appears in New Thousand Family Surnames. The Dictionary of Surnames, citing the Personal Name Index to the Twenty-Five Histories, lists Qieling of the Song period and Qietai and Qielai of the Yuan period.

Reference: 怯姓_怯姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Documented Distribution

The surname is found in Qiezhuang in Linru, Henan, and in Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taoyuan, and other places in Taiwan.

Reference: 怯姓_怯姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Distribution of Qiezhuang Descendants

Descendants from Qiezhuang in Ruzhou now live in Canada, Shaanxi, Xinjiang, Beijing, Guangdong, Henan, and elsewhere.

Reference: 怯姓(怯（姓氏）):起源,怯姓的由來,周代姓氏,_中文百科全書

Research Notes

Surname Pronunciation

Standard dictionaries pronounce 怯 as qiè, while in Qiezhuang, Ruzhou, the village name and local surname are pronounced kǎi.

Reference: 怯姓-快懂百科