Surname Overview
Surname status
The source records 悖 as a Chinese surname, pronounced bó, and describes it as rare.
Bó Surname
Surname profileBó / Po
Origins
Southern and Northern Dynasties surname-change account
The webpage gives another origin account: during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Prince Zong of Yuzhang, the second son of Emperor Wu of Liang, defected to Northern Wei, after which the emperor changed the surname of Zong's son Zhi to 悖.
Historical Records
Citation attributed to the Book of Liang
The webpage says that the Zhongwen Dazidian quotes the Biography of Prince Zong of Yuzhang in the Book of Liang: after Xiao Zong defected to Northern Wei, officials petitioned to strip his title, sever his clan registration, and change his surname to 悖. The supplied material verifies only this webpage's secondary quotation, not the original texts.
Research Notes
Internal discrepancy
Two passages on the same webpage disagree about whose surname was changed: the text attributed to the Book of Liang says Xiao Zong's own surname was changed to 悖, while the webpage's origin summary says the surname of his son Zhi was changed. This source alone cannot resolve the discrepancy.
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