Sui Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

Sui is a currently rare surname, with fewer than 50,000 people nationwide, distributed across more than 30 provinces and regions.

Reference: 全国姓睢的不足5万人，系东周神秘豪门，豫东整个县都以睢为名_睢姓

Origins

Origin From a Fief

One account states that during the Eastern Zhou and Warring States period, a Zhao official was granted Suiyi for merit; his descendants settled there and took the name of the fief as their surname.

Reference: 全国姓睢的不足5万人，系东周神秘豪门，豫东整个县都以睢为名_睢姓

Historical Records

Documentary Records

The Sui surname is recorded in the Clan Studies sections of the Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi. The texts also record Sui Xiuxiang during the reign of Duke Zhuang of Qi and present a place-name origin.

Reference: 睢姓_睢姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Some Sui branches migrated north from Sui County, the place of origin. Branches in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, and elsewhere are recorded as having arrived through migration from Shanxi after the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty.

Reference: 全国姓睢的不足5万人，系东周神秘豪门，豫东整个县都以睢为名_睢姓

Notable People

Historical Figures

Recorded historical figures with the Sui surname include Sui Zhen of the Han dynasty, Sui Shixiong of the Song dynasty, Sui Jingchen and Sui Mingyi of the Yuan dynasty, and Sui Jia of the Ming dynasty.

Reference: 睢姓_睢姓的来源和历史_百家姓