Sè Surname

Surname Overview

Se is a relatively rare surname in current use. It occurs among Han, Tibetan, and Lisu people and is included in the New Thousand Family Surnames.

Reference: 色姓_色姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

Manchu Sakda Lineage

The Manchu Sakda clan was formerly the Bayara clan and later adopted a place-based clan name. After the mid-Qing period, some members adopted the Chinese surname Se.

Reference: 色姓_色姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Tibetan Se Clan

Tibetan tradition includes the Se clan among six early clans. A Se clan also appears among the six patrilineal clans descended from Nyatri Tsenpo, with the clan name later becoming a surname.

Reference: 色姓_色姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Other Recorded Origins

Another account derives Se from the Qing Manchu Eight Banners clan Musèchén; the surname also occurs among the Yi people.

Reference: 色姓_色姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Present-Day Distribution

The Se surname is found in Beijing; Yuncheng and Xinzhou in Shanxi; Burqin in Xinjiang; Wuhan in Hubei; Xinyu in Jiangxi; Chengdu and Dechang in Sichuan; Fugou in Henan; Changqing in Shandong; and Huainan in Anhui.

Reference: 色姓_色姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Research Notes

Surname Pronunciation

The surname 色 is recorded with the pronunciation shǎi, while the Modern Chinese Dictionary also lists “surname” as the eighth sense of 色 pronounced sè.

Reference: 色姓_色姓的来源和历史_百家姓