A person’s name will accompany him throughout his life, so the name is also very important to us. The name is given by the parents, but the surname is passed down from the ancestors and cannot be changed by us. Surnames are a symbol of our bloodline identity, and different regions and ethnic groups have completely different surnames. Next we will take a look at the naming habits and surnames in Xibo culture.
In the late Ming Dynasty (later the Jin Dynasty), that is, after Nurhachi began to unify the Jurchen tribes in the Northeast in 1583, records of Xibo surnames began to appear one after another. The Xibo people stationed in Jianzhou, Haixi, and Donghai first surrendered to Nurhaci, and their names began to appear in history books.
Their main activity areas have also appeared one after another, such as the Xibo River (ie Xibowoji), a tributary of the Hunchun River, Suifen River, Namtulu, Yalan, Xilin, Nyimacha, Huye and other places. The Xibo surnames here mainly include Guarjia, Shumulu, Majia, Hesheli, Ergenjuoluo, Fucha, Ningguta, Gejile, Wenduer, Uzala, and Ba Yala, Zhangjia, Hulha (Hulkha), Toholo, Yangjia, Chongjila, Yanzha, Husihari, Heheqi, Nala, Wanyan, Tuseli, Tongjia, etc. 23 .
In 1692, Kangxi redeemed Xibo, Dahur, Guarcha and other tribes from Horqin. According to the "Tongtongpu of Manchu Clan in Eight Banners" (hereinafter referred to as "Tongpu" -), among the people redeemed from the Horqin tribe, there were 75 surnames and 293 (households) people.
Among them, the Xibo surnames include: 105 Guarjia households, 6 Shumulu households, 1 Majia household, 1 Hesheli household, 5 Tongjia households, and Na There are 5 households in La, 57 in Fucha, 1 in Wanyan, 6 in Wuya, 8 in Yanzha, 1 in Ningguta, 1 in Zhasihuli, 1 in Huxihari, and 1 in Ilaris. 2 households in Huerha (Hulkha), 4 households in Wenduer, 2 households in Guoerjia, 3 households in Yangjia, 6 households in Guoerjishi, 1 household in Yanjili (Yangjili), 1 household in Heyeqin, and Niutu There is 1 household in the clan (also written as Ningwu Tu), 1 household in Mohuli (also written as Motuli), 1 household in Hasihuli, and 24 people.
The Xibei (Xibe) tribe of Donghai and the Xibe tribe under Horqin had different settlements and different submission times, so the surnames in the two places (two parts) were not exactly the same.
The same surnames in the two places: Guarjia, Shumulu, Majia, Hesheli, Tongjia, Nala, Fucha, Wanyan, 14 including Yanzha, Ningguta, Huxihari, Hulha, Wendu, Yangjia, etc.
There are surnames that are not found in the Horqin Xibe tribe, but are found in Xibei of the East China Sea: Ergenjueluo, Gejile, Wuzala (Wuzala), Bayala, Zhangjia, Toholo, Chongjila (Chunjila), Heheqi, Tuseli and other 9.
There are surnames that are not found in the Xibe people of the East China Sea, but are found in the Horqin Xibe people: Wu Ya, Zhasi Huli, Ilari, Guoerjia, Guoerji, There are 10 people including Yanjili (Yang Jili), Heyeleshi, Niutushi (Ningwutu), Mohuli (ie Motuli), and Harihuli.
From the above information, it can be seen that in the early Qing Dynasty, the Xibe people had a total of 33 surnames. After more than 400 years, today the Xibe people have 148 surnames. Among them, there are 102 surnames in Xinjiang and none among the Xibe people in Xinjiang. There are 17 surnames among the Xibe people in Northeast China. There are 29 single-character surnames among the Xibe people across the country.