Surname Overview
Pronunciation and Rarity
The surname 薜 is pronounced bì. It is a rare Chinese surname, absent from the old Hundred Family Surnames and outside the top 1,000 surnames in present-day mainland China.
薜 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 116Origins
Uncertain Origin
The surname 薜 has existed since ancient times, but its precise origin is unknown. It was included in the Ming-dynasty work Xingxi by Chen Shiyuan.
Historical Records
A Multiethnic Surname
薜 occurs among Han Chinese and is also used as a Chinese-style surname among Miao, Zhuang, and Dong communities.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
Han bearers of 薜 are found across more than twenty provincial-level regions, including Beijing, Hebei, and Jiangsu, as well as Taiwan. Miao bearers are concentrated in Guizhou and Yunnan, Zhuang bearers in Guangxi, and Dong bearers in Rongjiang, Guizhou.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Han-dynasty seals record Xue Feng and Xue Shi. In the Yuan dynasty, Xue Guorui served as judicial officer of Xinzhou Circuit. In the Ming dynasty, Xue Kexun of Boxing, Shandong, served as magistrate of Fengrun in Northern Zhili.
Research Notes
Distinct from the Surname 薛
薜 and 薛 differ in both written form and pronunciation. They are distinct surnames and must not be written interchangeably.
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