Surname Overview
Reported ethnic affiliations
The source says that the surname occurs among present-day Han, Hui, and other ethnic groups; it therefore should not be assigned to a single ethnicity merely from its written form.
Là Surname
Surname profileLà / La
Origins
Origin unknown
The source explicitly states that the origin of the 朿 surname is unknown and provides no verifiable founding ancestor, surname-adoption event, or lineage.
Historical Records
Attestation as a surname
The source reports that the Dictionary of Chinese Surnames includes 朿 as a surname; this is a secondary webpage citation and has not been verified against the original dictionary.
Migration and Distribution
Reported present-day distribution
The source reports the surname in Yuyao, Zhejiang; Hualien and Taichung, Taiwan; Ankang, Shaanxi; Beijing; Gansu; Jiangsu; and other places. It gives no survey year, population count, or migration history.
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