摆 Surname

Surname Overview

Bai, pronounced bǎi, is a relatively rare surname in current use.

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Origins

Multiethnic Origins

Bai is a surname of multiple ethnic-minority origins, chiefly associated with the Hui and Dai peoples.

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Hui Lineage

One Hui branch traces to Tangwu Baidu'erde, a Western Regions Hui figure who entered China during the Tang dynasty; beginning with Bai Yantai, his descendants used Bai as their surname.

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Dai Lineage

One Dai branch originated among the southwestern Baiyi people during the Yuan and Ming periods, adopting an ancient clan designation as a Chinese surname.

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Migration and Distribution

Geographic Distribution

The Bai surname occurs in parts of Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Hubei, and Yunnan, and is also found in Linfen and Yuncheng in Shanxi.

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Notable People

Bai Yantai

Bai Yantai, son of the Ming-era Hetao Hui leader Tangwu Ming'an, adopted a Chinese character homophonically matching the first sound of an ancestor's name as his surname; his descendants thereafter used Bai.

Reference: 摆姓_摆姓的来源和历史_百家姓