E (surname)
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E (Chinese: 鄂; pinyin: è) is one of the 100 Chinese surnames.[1]
The origin of the surname is vague. There is disagreement in Chinese name dictionaries if the surname originated in Wuchang,[2] or in Shanxi.[3]
Its earliest appearance dated back to Shang Dynasty, where under the reign of King Zhou, a governmental official with the surname, E, was embroiled in a conflict with the King.
Notable people with the surname E
- E Dongchen (Chinese: 鄂栋臣), academic
- E Jingping (Chinese: 鄂竟平), engineer[4]
- E Weinan (Chinese: 鄂维南) (born 1963), mathematician
See also
References
- ↑ "Surname E (please see No. 272)". Hundred Family Surnames. Retrieved 28 Feb 2013.
- ↑ 张学衔 华夏百家姓探源 2000 Page 165 "鄂姓起源武昌郡,祖宗鄂君。【姓氏来源】 1 《史记'楚世家》记载: "熊渠中子红为鄂王。" 2 《姓氏考略》所说的"楚王弟鄂君封武昌东鄂,子孙以国为氏" ,传到后来,子孙才"以邑为氏"而姓了鄂。鄂是湖北省的简称,这个地方,在春秋时代属于楚国的领土,称为鄂邑。
- ↑ 李学勤, 中华文化通志 第2典. 中华文化通志编委会 地域文化 - Page 176 "鄂姓,起源于山西乡宁。春秋时,晋哀侯曾居于鄂(乡宁鄂城) ,其支庶子孙以原食邑为姓,是为鄂姓。又,春秋时,晋国大夫顷父之子嘉父叛晋,奔鄂邑,晋人谓之鄂侯,子孙亦以鄂为姓,是为鄂姓。哀侯和嘉父均为姬姓,此即源于姬姓之鄂姓。"
- ↑ E Jingping
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