Surname Overview
Surname Confirmation
The source explicitly identifies “桦 (樺)” as a currently used rare surname, pronounced huà; it discusses the character as a surname rather than an incidental character in a given name.
桦 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 1Origins
Proposed Origin
The source's note proposes that the surname may derive from a tree name, citing Liu and Sang as examples; the wording “当以” marks this as a proposal, not a verified single origin.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestation
The source says that the surname is included in Shanxi Population Surnames; however, the page gives no volume, page, publication details, or verification of the book's original text, so this remains a secondary-page report of inclusion.
Migration and Distribution
Current Distribution
The source records the surname as distributed in the Yanbei area of Shanxi today; it provides neither a population count nor a statistical year.
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