Zé / Tse
One branch of the Zé surname arose when people living by marshlands adopted their place of residence as their surname.
One branch adopted the surname from Zezhou. The territory of ancient Zezhou roughly corresponded to the Qinshui area of present-day southern Shanxi.
A Qiang branch of the Zé surname derives from the personal name “Ze'ermeng,” using its initial sound and representing it with the Chinese character 泽.
Zé is a relatively rare surname in current use among Han, Qiang, Yao, and Lisu people. It is included in the “entering tone” section of Tongzhi: Clan Records.
Although small in number, the Zé surname is widely dispersed, occurring in Jing County in Hebei; Yutai, Pingdu, and Dongping in Shandong; Taiyuan and Shuozhou in Shanxi; Lushi in Henan; Jiaojiang in Zhejiang; Chenghai, Gaoyao, and Wuchuan in Guangdong; Pingle in Guangxi; and Lushui in Yunnan.
Ze Yi, a native of Chenzhou during the Ming dynasty, was recommended for his ability in the Hongwu era and served as a tongzhi official.
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