Pei (surname)

For the surname romanized Pei in Wade–Giles, see Bei (surname).

Pei (Chinese: 裴; pinyin: Péi) is an East Asian surname originated in north China. There are also people with this surname in Vietnam (as Bùi) and Korea (as Bae; 배).

Notable people

Historical Figure

Pei Songzhi (372–451), Liu Song dynasty historian
Pei Ji (Sui and Tang) Official and Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
Pei Ju Official of the Sui Dynasty and Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
Pei Yan (died 684), Tang dynasty official

Modern Figure

Pei Wenzhong (1904–1982), anthropologist