Surname Overview
Surname Entry
“敖拉姓” is listed among terms beginning with “敖”; the same page identifies “敖” as a surname and gives its pronunciation as áo.
Áolā Surname
Surname profileÁolā / Ao-la
Origins
Daur Variants and Meaning
The webpage says that Zhongguoren de Xingming: Dawo'erzu cites Heilongjiang Zhigao as recording this surname. It may also be written Ela or Aowole and is said to mean “mountain.” Reported single-character surnames include Ao or E from the initial sound, Shan from the meaning, and Shan (shàn) as a phonetic match for shān; Yang, Yan, Duo, and Du are also listed.
Historical Records
Manchu Attestations
According to the webpage's secondary account, the Qing Tongzhi, Shizulüe records Aola as one of the Manchu Eight Banner surnames, associated with Ula and Heilongjiang; Liu Qinghua's Manzu Xingshi Lu says it was later sometimes changed to the single-character surname Shan. These are citations relayed by the webpage.
Migration and Distribution
Banner and Regional Distribution
Another passage in the source describes Aola as a Qing Manchu Eight Banner surname with two branches originating from Ula, Heilongjiang, and related areas. It reports Aola households in the Manchu Bordered Yellow and Plain Yellow Banners stationed at Dasheng, Sawatu, and Nuo'en in the Solon and Dahur regions, and identifies their descendants as present-day Ewenki people in Heilongjiang.
Notable People
Qing-Era Person
The source records Aola Kema as a Qing Manchu of the Plain Yellow Banner who participated in the Jinchuan campaign as a third-rank imperial guard. It provides no genealogy connecting him to other Aola surname holders.
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