Surname Overview
The surname Ta is pronounced tǎ, is chiefly found in the Hui naming system, and is mainly distributed in northwestern China.
Ta Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 20,387Ta / Ta
Origins
In the Yuan dynasty, figures named Tahai and Tashuding were associated with the surname. In the third year of the Hongwu era (1370), the Western Regions Hui figure Taxisha entered China, settled in Yunnan, and adopted Ta as his surname.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution
The listed locations of the Ta surname include Yongchang in Gansu, Taipei in Taiwan, Beijing, Hebei, and Jilin. In a contemporary sample, ancestral locations are concentrated in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Liaoning.
Notable People
Historical Figure
Ta Xince was a Qing-dynasty general who served as the military commander of Guizhou; he was Han Chinese.
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