Hé Surname

Origins

Origin in a Song Settlement

One account holds that the He surname arose from a place name. He was a settlement of Song in the Spring and Autumn period; Xiang Shu, grandson of Duke Huan of Song, received He as his fief and later took the settlement as his surname, belonging to the Zi lineage.

Reference: 郃姓_郃姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Northern Wei Surname Change

Another account, found in the Wei Shu, Officials and Clans section, states that during the Northern Wei period the Da Mogan clan changed its surname to He.

Reference: 郃姓_郃姓的来源和历史_百家姓

The He and Heyang Account

Another account identifies the He surname with the He surname and derives it from a place name; He may have been Heyang, a settlement of Wei during the Warring States period, whose former city was in present-day Heyang, Shaanxi.

Reference: 郃姓_郃姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Modern Distribution

The He surname is currently distributed in places including Qingyuan, Liaoning; Taiyuan, Shanxi; and Yifeng, Jiangxi. It is also found in Liaozhong, Liaoning; Jiading, Shanghai; Liping, Guizhou; Xiangtan, Hunan; and Nanjing, Jiangsu.

Reference: 郃姓_郃姓的来源和历史_百家姓