迭 Surname

Surname Overview

A Rare Surname

Die, pronounced dié, is a relatively rare surname currently found among Han and Hui people, with bearers in Taiyuan, Linfen, Yuncheng, and other parts of Shanxi.

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Origins

Descendants of Die'ergeke

One branch is traced to Die'ergeke, a leader of the Mongol Onggirat tribe during the Jin dynasty. His descendants adopted their ancestor's name and later used the Sinicized single-character surname Die.

Reference: 迭姓-快懂百科

Descendants of Borsut Diegai

Another branch is traced to the Mongol Besud clan. In the late Yuan period, descendants of Borsut Diegai, whose family resided in Chahar, adopted the Chinese character Die for its similar sound to their ancestor's name.

Reference: 《迭 》姓氏_排名_起源_百家姓 - JSON中文网

Dieli Simplified to Die

A Hui branch is associated with Dieli Weishi of the Yuan period. His descendants used the compound surname Dieli, which was shortened to the single-character surname Die in the first year of the Hongwu reign.

Reference: 《迭 》姓氏_排名_起源_百家姓 - JSON中文网

Historical Records

Documentary Records

The Die surname first appears in Xing Yuan and is also included in Xingshi Kaolüe and Shanxi Population and Surnames Compendium; its origin is recorded as uncertain. A person named Die Yi lived in the Yuan dynasty.

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Migration and Distribution

Present Distribution

Bearers of the Die surname are found in Nanyang and Wuzhi in Henan; Chengdu and Gaoguan Township of Jiange County, Guangyuan, in Sichuan; and Urumqi in Xinjiang.

Reference: 《迭 》姓氏_排名_起源_百家姓 - JSON中文网