The 'Hundred Family Surnames' (Bai Jia Xing) dates back to the Song Dynasty, containing 504 traditional Chinese surnames (444 single, 60 compound).

The Hundred Family Surnames
A snapshot of 504 traditional Chinese surnames and their cultural weight.

The 'Hundred Family Surnames' (Bai Jia Xing) dates back to the Song Dynasty, containing 504 traditional Chinese surnames (444 single, 60 compound).

Surname Zhao (赵) Traditional Surname

Surname Qian (钱) Traditional Surname

Surname Sun (孙) Traditional Surname

Surname Li (李) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhou (周) Traditional Surname

Surname Wu (吴) Traditional Surname

Surname Zheng (郑) Traditional Surname

Surname Wang (王) Traditional Surname

Surname Feng (冯) Traditional Surname

Surname Chen (陈) Traditional Surname

Surname Chu (褚) Traditional Surname

Surname Wei (卫) Traditional Surname

Surname Jiang (蒋) Traditional Surname

Surname Shen (沈) Traditional Surname

Surname Han (韩) Traditional Surname

Surname Yang (杨) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhu (朱) Traditional Surname

Surname Qin (秦) Traditional Surname

Surname You (尤) Traditional Surname

Surname Xu (许) Traditional Surname

Surname He (何) Traditional Surname

Surname Lv (吕) Traditional Surname

Surname Shi (施) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhang (张) Traditional Surname

Surname Kong (孔) Traditional Surname

Surname Cao (曹) Traditional Surname

Surname Yan (严) Traditional Surname

Surname Hua (华) Traditional Surname

Surname Jin (金) Traditional Surname

Surname Wei (魏) Traditional Surname

Surname Tao (陶) Traditional Surname

Surname Jiang (姜) Traditional Surname

Surname Qi (戚) Traditional Surname

Surname Xie (谢) Traditional Surname

Surname Zou (邹) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (喻) Traditional Surname

Surname Bai (柏) Traditional Surname

Surname Shui (水) Traditional Surname

Surname Dou (窦) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhang (章) Traditional Surname

Surname Yun (云) Traditional Surname

Surname Su (苏) Traditional Surname

Surname Pan (潘) Traditional Surname

Surname Ge (葛) Traditional Surname

Surname Xi (奚) Traditional Surname

Surname Fan (范) Traditional Surname

Surname Peng (彭) Traditional Surname

Surname Lang (郎) Traditional Surname

Surname Lu (鲁) Traditional Surname

Surname Wei (韦) Traditional Surname

Surname Chang (昌) Traditional Surname

Surname Ma (马) Traditional Surname

Surname Miao (苗) Traditional Surname

Surname Feng (凤) Traditional Surname

Surname Hua (花) Traditional Surname

Surname Fang (方) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (俞) Traditional Surname

Surname Ren (任) Traditional Surname

Surname Yuan (袁) Traditional Surname

Surname Liu (柳) Traditional Surname

Surname Feng (酆) Traditional Surname

Surname Bao (鲍) Traditional Surname

Surname Shi (史) Traditional Surname

Surname Tang (唐) Traditional Surname

Surname Fei (费) Traditional Surname

Surname Lian (廉) Traditional Surname

Surname Cen (岑) Traditional Surname

Surname Xue (薛) Traditional Surname

Surname Lei (雷) Traditional Surname

Surname He (贺) Traditional Surname

Surname Ni (倪) Traditional Surname

Surname Tang (汤) Traditional Surname

Surname Teng (滕) Traditional Surname

Surname Yin (殷) Traditional Surname

Surname Luo (罗) Traditional Surname

Surname Bi (毕) Traditional Surname

Surname Hao (郝) Traditional Surname

Surname Wu (邬) Traditional Surname

Surname An (安) Traditional Surname

Surname Chang (常) Traditional Surname

Surname Le (乐) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (于) Traditional Surname

Surname Shi (时) Traditional Surname

Surname Fu (傅) Traditional Surname

Surname Pi (皮) Traditional Surname

Surname Bian (卞) Traditional Surname

Surname Qi (齐) Traditional Surname

Surname Kang (康) Traditional Surname

Surname Wu (伍) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (余) Traditional Surname

Surname Yuan (元) Traditional Surname

Surname Bo (卜) Traditional Surname

Surname Gu (顾) Traditional Surname

Surname Meng (孟) Traditional Surname

Surname Ping (平) Traditional Surname

Surname Huang (黄) Traditional Surname

Surname He (和) Traditional Surname

Surname Mu (穆) Traditional Surname

Surname Xiao (萧) Traditional Surname

Surname Yin (尹) Traditional Surname

Surname Yao (姚) Traditional Surname

Surname Shao (邵) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhan (湛) Traditional Surname

Surname Wang (汪) Traditional Surname

Surname Qi (祁) Traditional Surname

Surname Mao (毛) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (禹) Traditional Surname

Surname Di (狄) Traditional Surname

Surname Mi (米) Traditional Surname

Surname Bei (贝) Traditional Surname

Surname Ming (明) Traditional Surname

Surname Zang (臧) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (计) Traditional Surname

Surname Fu (伏) Traditional Surname

Surname Cheng (成) Traditional Surname

Surname Dai (戴) Traditional Surname

Surname Tan (谈) Traditional Surname

Surname Song (宋) Traditional Surname

Surname Mao (茅) Traditional Surname

Surname Pang (庞) Traditional Surname

Surname Xiong (熊) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (纪) Traditional Surname

Surname Shu (舒) Traditional Surname

Surname Qu (屈) Traditional Surname

Surname Xiang (项) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhu (祝) Traditional Surname

Surname Dong (董) Traditional Surname

Surname Liang (梁) Traditional Surname

Surname Du (杜) Traditional Surname

Surname Ruan (阮) Traditional Surname

Surname Lan (蓝) Traditional Surname

Surname Min (闵) Traditional Surname

Surname Xi (席) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (季) Traditional Surname

Surname Ma (麻) Traditional Surname

Surname Qiang (强) Traditional Surname

Surname Jia (贾) Traditional Surname

Surname Lu (路) Traditional Surname

Surname Lou (娄) Traditional Surname

Surname Wei (危) Traditional Surname

Surname Jiang (江) Traditional Surname

Surname Tong (童) Traditional Surname

Surname Yan (颜) Traditional Surname

Surname Guo (郭) Traditional Surname

Surname Mei (梅) Traditional Surname

Surname Sheng (盛) Traditional Surname

Surname Lin (林) Traditional Surname

Surname Diao (刁) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhong (钟) Traditional Surname

Surname Xu (徐) Traditional Surname

Surname Qiu (邱) Traditional Surname

Surname Luo (骆) Traditional Surname

Surname Gao (高) Traditional Surname

Surname Xia (夏) Traditional Surname

Surname Cai (蔡) Traditional Surname

Surname Tian (田) Traditional Surname

Surname Fan (樊) Traditional Surname

Surname Hu (胡) Traditional Surname

Surname Ling (凌) Traditional Surname

Surname Huo (霍) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (虞) Traditional Surname

Surname Wan (万) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhi (支) Traditional Surname

Surname Ke (柯) Traditional Surname

Surname Zan (昝) Traditional Surname

Surname Guan (管) Traditional Surname

Surname Lu (卢) Traditional Surname

Surname Mo (莫) Traditional Surname

Surname Jing (经) Traditional Surname

Surname Fang (房) Traditional Surname

Surname Qiu (裘) Traditional Surname

Surname Mou (缪) Traditional Surname

Surname Gan (干) Traditional Surname

Surname Jie (解) Traditional Surname

Surname Ying (应) Traditional Surname

Surname Zong (宗) Traditional Surname

Surname Ding (丁) Traditional Surname

Surname Xuan (宣) Traditional Surname

Surname Ben (贲) Traditional Surname

Surname Deng (邓) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (郁) Traditional Surname

Surname Dan (单) Traditional Surname

Surname Hang (杭) Traditional Surname

Surname Hong (洪) Traditional Surname

Surname Bao (包) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhu (诸) Traditional Surname

Surname Zuo (左) Traditional Surname

Surname Shi (石) Traditional Surname

Surname Cui (崔) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (吉) Traditional Surname

Surname Niu (钮) Traditional Surname

Surname Gong (龚) Traditional Surname

Surname Cheng (程) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (嵇) Traditional Surname

Surname Xing (邢) Traditional Surname

Surname Hua (滑) Traditional Surname

Surname Pei (裴) Traditional Surname

Surname Lu (陆) Traditional Surname

Surname Rong (荣) Traditional Surname

Surname Weng (翁) Traditional Surname

Surname Xun (荀) Traditional Surname

Surname Yang (羊) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (於) Traditional Surname

Surname Hui (惠) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhen (甄) Traditional Surname

Surname Qu (曲) Traditional Surname

Surname Jia (家) Traditional Surname

Surname Feng (封) Traditional Surname

Surname Rui (芮) Traditional Surname

Surname Yi (羿) Traditional Surname

Surname Chu (储) Traditional Surname

Surname Jin (靳) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (汲) Traditional Surname

Surname Bing (邴) Traditional Surname

Surname Mi (糜) Traditional Surname

Surname Song (松) Traditional Surname

Surname Jing (井) Traditional Surname

Surname Duan (段) Traditional Surname

Surname Fu (富) Traditional Surname

Surname Wu (巫) Traditional Surname

Surname Wu (乌) Traditional Surname

Surname Jiao (焦) Traditional Surname

Surname Ba (巴) Traditional Surname

Surname Gong (弓) Traditional Surname

Surname Mu (牧) Traditional Surname

Surname Kui (隗) Traditional Surname

Surname Shan (山) Traditional Surname

Surname Gu (谷) Traditional Surname

Surname Che (车) Traditional Surname

Surname Hou (侯) Traditional Surname

Surname Mi (宓) Traditional Surname

Surname Peng (蓬) Traditional Surname

Surname Quan (全) Traditional Surname

Surname Xi (郗) Traditional Surname

Surname Ban (班) Traditional Surname

Surname Yang (仰) Traditional Surname

Surname Qiu (秋) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhong (仲) Traditional Surname

Surname Yi (伊) Traditional Surname

Surname Gong (宫) Traditional Surname

Surname Ning (宁) Traditional Surname

Surname Chou (仇) Traditional Surname

Surname Luan (栾) Traditional Surname

Surname Bao (暴) Traditional Surname

Surname Gan (甘) Traditional Surname

Surname Tou (钭) Traditional Surname

Surname Li (厉) Traditional Surname

Surname Rong (戎) Traditional Surname

Surname Zu (祖) Traditional Surname

Surname Wu (武) Traditional Surname

Surname Fu (符) Traditional Surname

Surname Liu (刘) Traditional Surname

Surname Jing (景) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhan (詹) Traditional Surname

Surname Shu (束) Traditional Surname

Surname Long (龙) Traditional Surname

Surname Ye (叶) Traditional Surname

Surname Xing (幸) Traditional Surname

Surname Si (司) Traditional Surname

Surname Shao (韶) Traditional Surname

Surname Gao (郜) Traditional Surname

Surname Li (黎) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (蓟) Traditional Surname

Surname Bao (薄) Traditional Surname

Surname Yin (印) Traditional Surname

Surname Su (宿) Traditional Surname

Surname Bai (白) Traditional Surname

Surname Huai (怀) Traditional Surname

Surname Pu (蒲) Traditional Surname

Surname Tai (邰) Traditional Surname

Surname Cong (从) Traditional Surname

Surname E (鄂) Traditional Surname

Surname Suo (索) Traditional Surname

Surname Xian (咸) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (籍) Traditional Surname

Surname Lai (赖) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhuo (卓) Traditional Surname

Surname Lin (蔺) Traditional Surname

Surname Tu (屠) Traditional Surname

Surname Meng (蒙) Traditional Surname

Surname Chi (池) Traditional Surname

Surname Qiao (乔) Traditional Surname

Surname Yin (阴) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (鬱) Traditional Surname

Surname Xu (胥) Traditional Surname

Surname Neng (能) Traditional Surname

Surname Cang (苍) Traditional Surname

Surname Shuang (双) Traditional Surname

Surname Wen (闻) Traditional Surname

Surname Shen (莘) Traditional Surname

Surname Dang (党) Traditional Surname

Surname Di (翟) Traditional Surname

Surname Tan (谭) Traditional Surname

Surname Gong (贡) Traditional Surname

Surname Lao (劳) Traditional Surname

Surname Pang (逄) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (姬) Traditional Surname

Surname Shen (申) Traditional Surname

Surname Fu (扶) Traditional Surname

Surname Du (堵) Traditional Surname

Surname Ran (冉) Traditional Surname

Surname Zai (宰) Traditional Surname

Surname Li (郦) Traditional Surname

Surname Yong (雍) Traditional Surname

Surname Que (卻) Traditional Surname

Surname Qu (璩) Traditional Surname

Surname Sang (桑) Traditional Surname

Surname Gui (桂) Traditional Surname

Surname Pu (濮) Traditional Surname

Surname Niu (牛) Traditional Surname

Surname Shou (寿) Traditional Surname

Surname Tong (通) Traditional Surname

Surname Bian (边) Traditional Surname

Surname Hu (扈) Traditional Surname

Surname Yan (燕) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (冀) Traditional Surname

Surname Jia (郏) Traditional Surname

Surname Pu (浦) Traditional Surname

Surname Shang (尚) Traditional Surname

Surname Nong (农) Traditional Surname

Surname Wen (温) Traditional Surname

Surname Bie (别) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhuang (庄) Traditional Surname

Surname Yan (晏) Traditional Surname

Surname Chai (柴) Traditional Surname

Surname Qu (瞿) Traditional Surname

Surname Yan (阎) Traditional Surname

Surname Chong (充) Traditional Surname

Surname Mu (慕) Traditional Surname

Surname Lian (连) Traditional Surname

Surname Ru (茹) Traditional Surname

Surname Xi (习) Traditional Surname

Surname Huan (宦) Traditional Surname

Surname Ai (艾) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (鱼) Traditional Surname

Surname Rong (容) Traditional Surname

Surname Xiang (向) Traditional Surname

Surname Gu (古) Traditional Surname

Surname Yi (易) Traditional Surname

Surname Shen (慎) Traditional Surname

Surname Ge (戈) Traditional Surname

Surname Liao (廖) Traditional Surname

Surname Yu (庾) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhong (终) Traditional Surname

Surname Ji (暨) Traditional Surname

Surname Ju (居) Traditional Surname

Surname Heng (衡) Traditional Surname

Surname Bu (步) Traditional Surname

Surname Dou (都) Traditional Surname

Surname Geng (耿) Traditional Surname

Surname Man (满) Traditional Surname

Surname Hong (弘) Traditional Surname

Surname Kuang (匡) Traditional Surname

Surname Guo (国) Traditional Surname

Surname Wen (文) Traditional Surname

Surname Kou (寇) Traditional Surname

Surname Guang (广) Traditional Surname

Surname Lu (禄) Traditional Surname

Surname Que (阙) Traditional Surname

Surname Dong (东) Traditional Surname

Surname Ou (欧) Traditional Surname

Surname Shu (殳) Traditional Surname

Surname Wo (沃) Traditional Surname

Surname Li (利) Traditional Surname

Surname Wei (蔚) Traditional Surname

Surname Yue (越) Traditional Surname

Surname Kui (夔) Traditional Surname

Surname Long (隆) Traditional Surname

Surname Shi (师) Traditional Surname

Surname Gong (巩) Traditional Surname

Surname She (厍) Traditional Surname

Surname Nie (聂) Traditional Surname

Surname Chao (晁) Traditional Surname

Surname Gou (勾) Traditional Surname

Surname Ao (敖) Traditional Surname

Surname Rong (融) Traditional Surname

Surname Leng (冷) Traditional Surname

Surname Zi (訾) Traditional Surname

Surname Xin (辛) Traditional Surname

Surname Han (阚) Traditional Surname

Surname Na (那) Traditional Surname

Surname Jian (简) Traditional Surname

Surname Rao (饶) Traditional Surname

Surname Kong (空) Traditional Surname

Surname Ceng (曾) Traditional Surname

Surname Wu (毋) Traditional Surname

Surname Sha (沙) Traditional Surname

Surname Mie (乜) Traditional Surname

Surname Yang (养) Traditional Surname

Surname Ju (鞠) Traditional Surname

Surname Xu (须) Traditional Surname

Surname Feng (丰) Traditional Surname

Surname Chao (巢) Traditional Surname

Surname Guan (关) Traditional Surname

Surname Kuai (蒯) Traditional Surname

Surname Xiang (相) Traditional Surname

Surname Cha (查) Traditional Surname

Surname Hou (后) Traditional Surname

Surname Jing (荆) Traditional Surname

Surname Hong (红) Traditional Surname

Surname You (游) Traditional Surname

Surname Zhu (竺) Traditional Surname

Surname Quan (权) Traditional Surname

Surname Lu (逯) Traditional Surname

Surname Gai (盖) Traditional Surname

Surname Yi (益) Traditional Surname

Surname Huan (桓) Traditional Surname

Surname Gong (公) Traditional Surname

Surname MoQi (万俟) Traditional Surname

Surname SiMa (司马) Traditional Surname

Surname ShangGuan (上官) Traditional Surname

Surname OuYang (欧阳) Traditional Surname

Surname XiaHou (夏侯) Traditional Surname

Surname ZhuGe (诸葛) Traditional Surname

Surname WenRen (闻人) Traditional Surname

Surname DongFang (东方) Traditional Surname

Surname HeLian (赫连) Traditional Surname

Surname HuangFu (皇甫) Traditional Surname

Surname YuChi (尉迟) Traditional Surname

Surname GongYang (公羊) Traditional Surname

Surname TanTai (澹台) Traditional Surname

Surname GongYe (公冶) Traditional Surname

Surname ZongZheng (宗政) Traditional Surname

Surname PuYang (濮阳) Traditional Surname

Surname ChunYu (淳于) Traditional Surname

Surname ChanYu (单于) Traditional Surname

Surname TaiShu (太叔) Traditional Surname

Surname ShenTu (申屠) Traditional Surname

Surname GongSun (公孙) Traditional Surname

Surname ZhongSun (仲孙) Traditional Surname

Surname XuanYuan (轩辕) Traditional Surname

Surname LingHu (令狐) Traditional Surname

Surname ZhongLi (钟离) Traditional Surname

Surname YuWen (宇文) Traditional Surname

Surname ZhangSun (长孙) Traditional Surname

Surname MuRong (慕容) Traditional Surname

Surname XianYu (鲜于) Traditional Surname

Surname LvQiu (闾丘) Traditional Surname

Surname SiTu (司徒) Traditional Surname

Surname SiKong (司空) Traditional Surname

Surname JiGuan (丌官) Traditional Surname

Surname SiKou (司寇) Traditional Surname

Surname ZhangDu (仉督) Traditional Surname

Surname ZiChe (子车) Traditional Surname

Surname ZhuanSun (颛孙) Traditional Surname

Surname DuanMu (端木) Traditional Surname

Surname WuMa (巫马) Traditional Surname

Surname GongXi (公西) Traditional Surname

Surname QiDiao (漆雕) Traditional Surname

Surname LeZheng (乐正) Traditional Surname

Surname RangSi (壤驷) Traditional Surname

Surname GongLiang (公良) Traditional Surname

Surname TuoBa (拓跋) Traditional Surname

Surname JiaGu (夹谷) Traditional Surname

Surname ZaiFu (宰父) Traditional Surname

Surname GuLiang (谷梁) Traditional Surname

Surname JinChu (晋楚) Traditional Surname

Surname YanFa (阎法) Traditional Surname

Surname RuYan (汝鄢) Traditional Surname

Surname TuQin (涂钦) Traditional Surname

Surname DuanGan (段干) Traditional Surname

Surname BaiLi (百里) Traditional Surname

Surname DongGuo (东郭) Traditional Surname

Surname NanMen (南门) Traditional Surname

Surname HuYan (呼延) Traditional Surname

Surname GuiHai (归海) Traditional Surname

Surname YangShe (羊舌) Traditional Surname

Surname WeiSheng (微生) Traditional Surname

Surname YueShuai (岳帅) Traditional Surname

Surname GouKang (缑亢) Traditional Surname

Surname KuangHou (况郈) Traditional Surname

Surname YouQin (有琴) Traditional Surname

Surname LiangQiu (梁丘) Traditional Surname

Surname ZuoQiu (左丘) Traditional Surname

Surname DongMen (东门) Traditional Surname

Surname XiMen (西门) Traditional Surname

Surname ShangMou (商牟) Traditional Surname

Surname SheEr (佘佴) Traditional Surname

Surname BoShang (伯赏) Traditional Surname

Surname NanGong (南宫) Traditional Surname

Surname MoHa (墨哈) Traditional Surname

Surname QiaoDa (谯笪) Traditional Surname

Surname NianAi (年爱) Traditional Surname

Surname YangTong (阳佟) Traditional Surname

Surname DiWu (第五) Traditional Surname

Surname YanFu (言福) Traditional Surname