Surname Overview
“的” is currently a very uncommon surname, distributed in Linfen, Shanxi, and Tacheng, Xinjiang; another recorded branch is rare today and is distributed in Lushui, Yunnan.
dì Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 45dì
Origins
Documentary Records
The surname is included in Xinbian Qianjiaxing, and the Surname Dictionary also cites Xixinglu as recording it.
Historical Records
Recorded Pronunciations
The records give the readings “的 dì” and “的 dí”; for the latter, they state that the original reading was dé and was changed to dí in accordance with Xixinglu.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Xixinglu records De Jiu as a Siyi Shu interpreter official; the same record also mentions De Fu and De Tan in the Yuan period and De Jiu in the Ming period.
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