铁 Surname

Surname Overview

The Tie surname is currently relatively uncommon but widely distributed, and is found among Han, Hui, Dai, and other groups.

Reference: 铁姓_铁姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

Multiple Origins

The Tie surname has several origins, including the Spring and Autumn place name Tie and surname changes among the Xiongnu Tiefu, the Heishui Mohe Tieli, Mongols, and Manchus.

Reference: 铁姓起源分布与家谱家族

Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The surname is recorded in the Clan Studies sections of the Zheng Tongzhi and Qing Tongzhi. The Xing shi kao lüe, citing the Shiben, states that the Tie surname belonged to the Zi lineage and was associated with a place in Wei.

Reference: 铁姓_铁姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Migration To Liaoshen

After the Jingnan campaign, Tie Xuan's clansmen fled to Shanhaiguan in the first year of the Yongle era and settled in Langjundong in the present Jinzhou area, becoming ancestors of the Shenyang Tie lineage. In the late Ming and early Qing, several generations including Tie Fu, Tie Zhong, Tie Kui, Tie Gui, and Tie Yuan moved to Shenyang.

Reference: 铁姓_铁姓的来源_铁姓族谱_姓氏铁姓的名人_铁氏家谱_百家姓

Notable People

Historical Figures

Tie Xuan, styled Dingshi, was from Dengzhou in Henan during the Ming dynasty. He served as Shandong provincial administrative commissioner and Minister of War, was captured and executed after the Jingnan campaign, and received the posthumous name Zhongxiang under the Southern Ming Prince of Fu. Tie Bao was a Manchu Zhenghuang Banner calligrapher of the Qing dynasty, styled Yeting and also known as Meian.

Reference: 铁姓_铁姓的来源和历史_百家姓