Zé，又音Zuò Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

The Ze surname is a rare Chinese surname, pronounced zé in Standard Mandarin and zá in dialects. It is mainly distributed in Luxu and Shenta in Wujiang, Jiangsu, and is not included in the Hundred Family Surnames.

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Origins

Several origins are proposed for the Ze surname: one derives it from a mountain name, also written as “窄” or “笮”; another traces it to descendants of the Shu-region Zeyi group who adopted the surname after entering the Central Plains; another says that a Mongolian family from Henan moved to Wujiang at the end of the Yuan and adopted the Han Chinese surname “迮.”

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery Origin

The Ze clan's commandery origin is Longxi Commandery.

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Migration and Distribution

The main settlements of the Ze surname are around Luxu and Shenta in Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu. They have been settled there since the late Yuan and early Ming, for more than six hundred years; some descendants live in Zhouzhuang and Lili.

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Notable People

Historical Figures

Ze Yuanlin was a Hanlin Academy compiler during the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, and Ze Yunlong was an Imperial Secretariat secretary during the Qianlong era of the Qing dynasty. Other figures include Ze Shaoyuan, Ze Hao, Ze Shangzhi, Ze Lang, and Ze Heshou.

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