Presently, there are about 5,000 different Chinese surnames in the world.

550 Chinese surnames are listed in a recently published (2001) book "The Origin Of Chinese Surnames", with explanatory notes for each name given in English. 

A

Ai (¦ã) page 452 No.334
Ai (·R) page 667 No.538
An (¦w) page 151 No.79
Ao (±Î) page 498 No.375

B

Ba (¤Ú) page 329 No.223
Bai (¥Õ) page 378 No.267
Bai (¦Ê) page 670 No.541
Bai-Li (¦Ê-¨½) page 584 No.458
Ban (¯Z) page 342 No.235
Bao (Àj) page 131 No.62
Bao (¥]) page 285 No.185
Bao (¼É) page 351 No.244
Bei (¨©) page 191 No.110
Bi (²¦) page 148 No.76
Bi (¶N) page 277 No.179
Bian (Ãä) page 428 No.313
Bian (¤Ë) page 159 No.86
Bie (§O) page 438 No.322
Bing (ÍÔ) page 319 No.214
Bo (¬f) page 100 No.37
Bo (Á¡) page 375 No.264
Bo (§B) page 629 No.501
Bu (¤R) page 168 No.92
Bu (¨B) page 467 No.348

C

Cai (½²) page 248 No.155
Cang (»a) page 400 No.287
Cao (±ä) page 86 No.26
Cen (§Â) page 137 No.67
Cha (¬d) page 521 No.397
Chai (®ã) page 442 No.325
Chang (©÷) page 117 No.51
Chang (±`) page 152 No.80
Chao (®Ð) page 496 No.373
Chao (±_) page 517 No.393
Che (¨®) page 335 No.229
Chen (³¯) page 63 No.10
Chen (¿Û) page 617 No.490
Cheng (¦¨) page 196 No.115
Cheng (µ{) page 296 No.193
Chi (Óû) page 341 No.234
Chi (¦À) page 394 No.281
Chi (¿ð) page 644 No515
Chong (¥R) page 445 No.328
Chou (¤³) page 349 No.242
Chu (»u) page 65 No.11
Chu (Àx) page 316 No.211
Chu (·¡) page 609 No.482
Chun-Yu (²E-¤_) page 551 No.425
Cong (±q) page 383 No.271
Cong (ÂO) page 680 No.550
Cui (±Z) page 291 No.189

D

Da (ÖÔ) page 633 No.505
Dai (À¹) page 197 No.116
Dan (³æ) page 281 No.182
Dan (¦ý) page 622 No.495
Dan-Tai (¿F-»O) page 547 No.421
Dan-Yu (³æ-¤_) page 552 No.426
Dang (ÄÒ) page 404 No.291
Deng (¾H) page 278 No.180
Di (¨f) page 189 No.108
Di (ªó) page 679 No.549
Di-Wu (²Ä-¤­) page 597 No.471
Diao (¤N) page 239 No.148
Ding (¤B) page 275 No.177
Dong (¸³) page 210 No.127
Dong (ªF) page 481 No.360
Dong-Fang (ªF-¤è) page 542 No.416
Dong-Gong (ªF-®c) page 674 No.545
Dong-Guo (ªF-³¢) page 585 No.459
Dong-Men (ªF-ªù) page 593 No.467
Dou (Äu) page 102 No.39
Du (§ù) page 213 No.129
Du (°ô) page 414 No.300
Du (³£) page 468 No.349
Du (·þ) page 607 No.480
Du-Gu (¿W-©t) page 570 No.444
Duan (¬q) page 323 No.218
Duan-Gan (¬q-¤z) page 583 No.457
Duan-Mu (¬q-¤ì) page 572 No.446

E

E (¶k) page 384 No.272
Er (˹) page 636 No.508

F

Fa (ªk) page 611 No.484
Fan (­S) page 110 No.46
Fan (¼Ô) page 252 No.157
Fang (¤è) page 123 No.56
Fang (©Ð) page 268 No.170
Fei (¶O) page 135 No.65
Feng (¶¾) page 62 No.9
Feng (Ȗ) page 121 No.54
Feng (öZ) page 130 No.61
Feng («Ê) page 313 No.208
Feng (Â×) page 516 No.392
Fu (³Å) page 156 No.84
Fu (¥ñ) page 195 No.114
Fu (´I) page 325 No.219
Fu (²Å) page 359 No.251
Fu (§ß) page 413 No.299
Fu (ºÖ) page 657 No.528

G

Gai (»\) page 530 No.405
Gan (¤z) page 271 No.173
Gan (¥Ì) page 362 No.245
Gao (°ª) page 245 No.153
Gao (Óü) page 372 No.261
Gao-Tang (°ª-°ó) page 586 No.470
Ge (¸¯) page 108 No.43
Ge (¤à) page 459 No.341
Geng (¯Õ) page 469 No.350
Gong (ÅÇ) page 294 No.192
Gong (¤}) page 330 No.224
Gong (®c) page 347 No.240
Gong (°^) page 407 No.294
Gong (¾d) page 493 No.370
Gong (¤½) page 533 No.408
Gong (¦@) page 677 No.548
Gong-Liang (¤½-¨}) page 578 No.452
Gong-Sun (¤½-®]) page 555 No.429
Gong-Xi (¤½-¦è) page 574 No.448
Gong-Yang (¤½-¦Ï) page 546 No.420
Gong-Ye (¤½-§M) page 548 No.422
Gou (¤Ä) page 497 No.374
Gou (æí) page 620 No.493
Gou (­e) page 647 No.518
Gu (ÅU) page 169 No.93
Gu (¸ë) page 224 No.137
Gu (¨¦) page 334 No.228
Gu (¥j) page 456 No.338
Gu (©t) page 675 No.546
Gu-Liang (½\-±ç) page 582 No.456
Guan (ºÞ) page 262 No.166
Guan (Ãö) page 518 No.394
Guan (©x) page 651 No.522
Guang (¼s) page 477 No.357
Gui (®Û) page 422 No.308
Gui (ص) page 601 No.475
Gui (Âk) page 652 No.523
Guo (³¢) page 233 No.144
Guo (°ê) page 473 No.354 

H

Hai (®ü) page 616 No.489
Han (Áú) page 69 No.15
Hang (ªC) page 282 No.183
Hao (°q) page 149 No.77
He (¦ó) page 79 No.21
He (¶P) page 140 No.70
He (©M) page 174 No.97
He-Lian (»®-³s) page 543 No.417
Heng (¿Å) page 466 No.347
Hong (¬x) page 283 No.184
Hong (¥°) page 471 No.352
Hong (¬õ) page 524 No.400
Hou («J) page 336 No.230
Hou («á) page 522 No.398
Hou (¦Z) page 655 No.526
Hu (­J) page 253 No.158
Hu (±¯) page 429 No.314
Hu-Yan (©I-©µ) page 587 No.461
Hua (µØ) page 89 No.28
Hua (ªá) page 122 No.55
Hua (·Æ) page 300 No.196
Huai (Ãh) page 380 No.268
Huan («Æ) page 451 No.333
Huan (®Ù) page 532 No.407
Huang (¶À) page 173 No.96
Huang-Fu (¬Ó-¨j) page 544 No.418
Hui (´f) page 309 No.204
Huo (ÀN) page 256 No.160

J

Ji (­p) page 194 No.113
Ji (°O) page 205 No.122
Ji (©u) page 220 No.134
Ji (¦N) page 292 No.190
Ji (´R) page 297 No.194
Ji (¨V) page 318 No.213
Ji (Áª) page 374 No.263
Ji (Äy) page 387 No.275
Ji (®V) page 410 No.297
Ji (¾¬) page 431 No.316
Ji (º[) page 464 No.345
Ji (·a) page 640 No.511
Jia (¥[) page 312 No.207
Jia (Ó÷) page 433 No.317
Jia (®a) page 671 No.542
Jia-Gu (§¨-¨¦) page 580 No.454
Jian (¶¡) page 505 No.382
Jian (î¿) page 642 No.513
Jiang (½±) page 67 No.13
Jiang («¸) page 94 No.32
Jiang (¦¿) page 229 No.141
Jiao (µJ) page 328 No.222
Jie (¸Ñ) page 272 No.169
Jin (ª÷) page 90 No.29
Jin (àÚ) page 317 No.212
Jin (®Ê) page 624 No.497
Jing (¸g) page 267 No.169
Jing (¤«) page 322 No.217
Jing (´º) page 362 No.253
Jing (¯ð) page 523 No.399
Jing (·q) page 614 No.487
Ju (©~) page 465 No.346
Ju (Áù) page 514 No.390
Jun (¹m) page 666 No.537 

K

Kan (õE) page 503 No.380
Kang (±d) page 162 No.88
Kang (¤®) page 643 No.514
Ke (¬_) page 260 No.164
Kong (¤Õ) page 84 No.25
Kong (ªÅ) page 508 No.384
Kou (±F) page 476 No.356
Ku (®w) page 494 No.371
Kuai (ãÇ) page 519 No.395
Kuang (¦J) page 472 No.353
Kuang (ªp) page 621 No.494
Kuang (ñK) page 676 No.547
Kui (ÄÜ) page 490 No.367

L

Lai (¿à) page 388 No.276
Lai (¨Ó) page 653 No.524
Lan (ÂÅ) page 216 No.131
Lang (­¦) page 113 No.48
Lao (³Ò) page 408 No.295
Lei (¹p) page 139 No.69
Leng (§N) page 500 No.377
Li (§õ) page 52 No.4
Li (¼F) page 354 No.247
Li (¾¤) page 373 No.262
Li (Å°) page 417 No.303
Li (§Q) page 485 No.364
Lian (·G) page 136 No.66
Lian (³s) page 447 No.330
Liang (±ç) page 211 No.128
Liang-Qiu (±ç-¥C) page 591 No.465
Liao (¹ù) page 461 No.342
Lin (ªL) page 237 No.147
Lin (Ä©) page 391 No.278
Ling (­â) page 254 No.159
Ling-Hu (¥O-©t) page 558 No.432
Liu (¬h) page 128 No.60
Liu (¼B) page 360 No.252
Long (Às) page 365 No.256
Long (¶©) page 491 No.368
Lou (¼Ó) page 227 No.139
Lu (§f) page 81 No.22
Lu (¾|) page 114 No.49
Lu (¸ô) page 226 No.138
Lu (¿c) page 264 No.167
Lu (³°) page 303 No.198
Lu (¸S) page 478 No.358
Lu (ÜO) page 529 No.404
Lu-Qiu (¾[-¥C) page 564 No.438
Luan (և) page 350 No.243
Luo (ù) page 147 No.75
Luo (Àd) page 244 No.152

M

Ma (°¨) page 118 No.52
Ma (³Â) page 222 No.135
Mai (³Á) page 658 No.529
Man (º¡) page 470 No.351
Mao (¤ò) page 187 No.106
Mao (­T) page 202 No.119
Mei (±ö) page 235 No.145
Men (ªù) page 649 No.520
Meng (©s) page 171 No.94
Meng (»X) page 393 No.280
Mi (¦Ì) page 190 No.109
Mi (ÁS) page 320 No.215
Mi (ÌW) page 338 No.231
Mi (ªË) page 599 No.473
Miao (­]) page 120 No.53
Miao (Á[) page 270 No.172
Min (¶{) page 218 No.132
Ming (©ú) page 192 No.111
Mo (²ö) page 266 No.168
Mo (¾¥) page 631 No.503
Mo-Si (ÉE-«S) page 534 No.409
Mou (¦È) page 628 No.500
Mu (¿p) page 176 No.98
Mu (ªª) page 331 No.225
Mu (¼}) page446 No.329
Mu (¥À) page 654 No.525
Mu-Rong (¼}-®e) page 562 No.436

N

Na (¨º) page 504 No.381
Nan («n) page 648 No.519
Nan-Gong («n-®c) page 598 No.472
Nan-Men («n-ªù) page 586 No.460
Neng (¯à) page 399 No.286
Ni (­Ù) page 142 No.71
Nian (¦~) page 637 No.509
Nie (¿) page 495 No.372
Nie (ÉA) page 512 No.388
Ning (¹ç) page 348 No.241
Niu (¶s) page 293 No.191
Niu (¤û) page 424 No.310
Nong (¹A) page 436 No.320

O

Ou (¼Ú) page 482 No.361
Ou-Yang (¼Ú-¶§) page 537 No.412

P

Pan (¼ï) page 107 No.43
Pang (Ãe) page 203 No.120
Pang (Óï) page 409 No.296
Pei (»p) page 301 No.197
Peng (´^) page 112 No.47
Peng (½´) page 339 No.232
Pi (¥Ö) page 158 No.85
Ping (¥­) page 172 No.95
Pu (»Z) page 381 No.269
Pu (Àä) page 423 No.309
Pu (»Z) page 434 No.318
Pu-Yang (Àä-¶§) page 550 No.424

Q

Qi (±­) page 95 No.33
Qi (»ô) page 160 No.87
Qi () page 186 No.105
Qi-Diao (º£ÀJ) page 575 No.449
Qi-Guan (ÉQ-©x) page 567 No.441
Qian (¿ú) page 49 No.2
Qiang (±j) page.223 No.136
Qiang (Àð) page 660 No.531
Qiao (³ì) page 395 No.282
Qiao (Ã×) page 641 No.512
Qin (¯³) page 74 No.18
Qin (´Ü) page 615 No.488
Qin (µ^) page 664 No.535
Qiu (ªô) page 243 No.151
Qiu (¸Ê) page 269 No.171
Qiu (”) page 344 No.237
Qu (©}) page 207 No.124
Qu (ÄT) page 311 No.206
Qu (Àó) page 420 No.306
Qu (£) page 443 No.326
Qu (¦±) page 665 No.536
Quan (¥þ) page 340 No.233
Quan (Åv) page 528 No.403
Quan (¬u) page 635 No.507
Que (Âö) page 480 No.359

R

Ran (¥T) page 415 No.301
Rang-Si (Ä[-¾o) page 577 No.451
Rao (ÄÇ) page 506 No.383
Ren (¥ô) page 125 No.58
Rong (ºa) page 304 No.199
Rong (¦¥) page 355 No.248
Rong (®e) page 454 No.336
Rong (¿Ä) page 499 No.376
Ru (¯ø) page 449 No.331
Ru (¦¼) page 612 No.485
Ruan (¨¿) page 215 No.130
Rui (ͺ) page314 No.209

S

Sang (®á) page 421 No.307
Sha (¨F) page 511 No.387
Shan (¤s) page 333 No.227
Shan (µ½) page 668 No.539
Shang (©|) page 435 No.319
Shang (°Ó) page 608 No.481
Shang (½à) page 630 No.502
Shang-Guan (¤W-©x) page 536 No.411
Shao (ªò) page 183 No.102
Shao (Ȉ) page 371 No.260
She (Êe) page 634 No.506
Shen (¨H) page 68 No.14
Shen (¥Ó) page 412 No.298
Shen (·V) page 458 No.340
Shen-Tu (¥Ó-±O) page 554 No.428
Sheng (²±) page 236 No.146
Shi (¬I) page 82 No.23
Shi (¥v) page 133 No.63
Shi (®É) page 155 No.83
Shi (¥Û) page 288 No.188
Shi (®v) page 492 No.369
Shou (¹Ø) page 425 No.311
Shu (µÎ) page 206 No.123
Shu (§ô) page 364 No.255
Shu (É_) page 483 No.362
Shuai («Ó) page 650 No.521
Shuang (Âù) page 401 No.288
Shui (¤ô) page 101 No.38
Shui (µ|) page 639 No.510
Shun (µÏ) page 605 No.478
Si (¥q) page 370 No.259
Si (©q) page 603 No.476
Si-Kong (¥q-ªÅ) page 566 No.440
Si-Kou (¥q-±F) page 568 No.442
Si-Ma (¥q-°¨) page 535 No.410
Si-Tu (¥q-®{) page 565 No.439
Song (§º) page 200 No.118
Song (ªQ) page 321 No.216
Su (Ĭ) page 106 No.42
Su (±J) page 377 No.266
Sun (®]) page 51 No.3
Suo (¯Á) page 385 No.273

T

Tai (Í×) page 382 No.270
Tai-Shu (¤Ó-¨û) page 553 No.427
Tan (½Í) page 199 No.117
Tan (ÃÓ) page 406 No.293
Tan (µ÷) page 623 No.496
Tang (­ð) page 134 No.64
Tang (´ö) page 143 No.72
Tao (³³) page 93 No.31
Teng (¼ð) page 145 No.73
Tian (¥Ð) page 250 No.156
Tie (ÅK) page 619 No.492
Tong (µ£) page 231 No.142
Tong (³q) page 426 No.312
Tong (Êc) page626 No.499
Tou (Üo) page 353 No.246
Tu (±O) page 392 No.279
Tu (Ò\) page 669 No.540
Tuo (ÕI) page 645 No.516
Tuo-Ba (©Ý©Þ) page 579 No.453

W

Wan (¸U) page 258 No.162
Wang (¤ý) page 60 No.8
Wang (¨L) page 185 No.104
Wei ( ½Ã) page 66 No.12
Wei (ÃQ) page 91 No.30
Wei (­³) page 116 No.50
Wei (¦M) page 228 No.140
Wei (àÔ) page 332 No.226
Wei (½«) page 487 No.365
Wei-Chi (±L-¿ð) page 545 No.479
Wei-Sheng (·L-¥Í) page 590 No.464
Wen (»D) page 402 No.289
Wen (·Å) page 437 No.321
Wen (¤å) page 474 No.355
Wen-Ren (»D-¤H) page 541 No.415
Weng (¯Î) page 305 No.200
Wo (¨U) page 484 No.363
Wu (§d) page 55 No.6
Wu (à©) page 150 No.78
Wu (¥î) page 163 No.89
Wu (§Å) page 326 No.220
Wu (¯Q) page 327 No.221
Wu (ªZ) page 357 No.250
Wu (¤ð) page 510 No.386
Wu-Ma (§Å-°¨) page 573 No.447

X

Xi (®O) page 109 No.45
Xi (®u) page 219 No.133
Xi (Óý) page 419 No.305
Xi (²ß) page 450 No.332
Xi-Men (¦è-ªù) page 594 No.468
Xia (®L) page 246 No.154
Xia-Hou (®L-«J) page 538 No.413
Xian («w) page 386 No.274
Xian (ÂA) page 632 No.504
Xian-Yu (ÂA-¤_) page 563 No.437
Xiang (¶µ) page 208 No.125
Xiang (¦V) page 455 No.337
Xiang (¬Û) page 520 No.396
Xiang-Li (¬Û-¨½) page 569 No. 443
Xiao (¿½) page 177 No.99
Xie (ÁÂ) page 96 No.34
Xin (²ñ) page 403 No.290
Xin (¨¯) page 502 No.379
Xing (¨·) page 299 No.195
Xing (©¯) page 369 No.258
Xing (©m) page 672 No.543
Xiong (ºµ) page 204 No.121
Xu (³\) page 77 No.20
Xu (®}) page 242 No.150
Xu (­E) page 398 No.285
Xu (¶·) page 515 No.391
Xu (Äò) page 673 No.544
Xuan («Å) page 276 No.178
Xuan-Yuan (°a-ÁÕ) page 557 No.431
Xue (Á§) page 138 No.68
Xun (¯û) page 306 No.201

Y

Yan (ÄY) page 87 No.27
Yan (ÃC) page 232 No.143
Yan (¿P) page 430 No.315
Yan (®b) page 441 No.324
Yan (ÀF) page 444 No.327
Yan (ØE) page 610 No.483
Yan (äk) page 613 No.486
Yan (¨¥) page 656 No.527
Yang (·¨) page 71 No.16
Yang (¦Ï) page 307 No.202
Yang (¥õ) page 343 No.236
Yang (¾i) page 513 No.389
Yang (¶§) page 625 No.498
Yang-She (¦Ï-¦Þ) page 589 No.463
Yao («À) page 180 No.101
Yao (³ó) page 604 No.477
Ye (¸­) page 367 No.257
Yi (¬ý) page 315 No.210
Yi (¥ì) page 346 No.239
Yi (©ö) page 457 No.339
Yi (¯q) page 531 No.406
Yin (®ï) page 146 No.74
Yin (¤¨) page 179 No.100
Yin (¦L) page 376 No.265
Yin (³±) page 396 No.283
Ying (À³) page 273 No.175
Yong (¹l) page 418 No.304
You (¤×) page 76 No.19
You (´å) page 525 No.401
You (¦³) page 663 No.534
Yu (³ë) page 99 No.36
Yu («\) page 124 No.57
Yu (¤_) page 154 No.82
Yu (§E) page 164 No.90
Yu () page 188 No.107
Yu (¸·) page 257 No.161
Yu (­§) page 280 No.181
Yu (©ó) page 308 No.203
Yu (Æ{) page 397 No.284
Yu (³½) page 453 No.335
Yu (±h) page 462 No.343
Yu-Wen (¦t-¤å) page 560 No.434
Yuan (°K) page 126 No.59
Yuan (¤¸) page 166 No.91
Yuan (­b) page 662 No.533
Yue (¼Ö) page 153 No.81
Yue (¶V) page 488 No.366
Yue (©¨) page 618 No.491
Yue-Zheng (¼Ö-¥¿) page 576 No.450
Yun (¶³) page 105 No.41
Yun (Ù@) page 646 No.517

Z

Zai (®_) page 416 No.302
Zai-Fu (®_-¤÷) page 581 No.455
Zan (Îõ) page 261 No.165
Zang (ÂÃ) page 193 No.113
Zeng (´¿) page 509 No.385
Zhai (»C) page 405 No.292
Zhan (´ï) page 184 No.103
Zhan (¸â) page 363 No.254
Zhan (®i) page 661 No.532
Zhang (±i) page 83 No.24
Zhang (³¹) page 104 No.40
Zhang (ÉS) page 606 No.479
Zhang-Sun (ªø-®]) page 556 No.430
Zhao (»¯) page 47 No.1
Zhen (ºÂ) page 310 No.205
Zheng (¾G) page 57 No.7
Zhi (¤ä) page 259 No.163
Zhong (ÄÁ) page 240 No.149
Zhong (¥ò) page 345 No.238
Zhong (²×) page 463 No.344
Zhong-Chang (¥ò-ªø) page 595 No.469
Zhong-Li (ÄÁ-Â÷) page 559 No.433
Zhong-Sun (¥ò-®]) page 556 No.430
Zhou (©P) page 54 No.5
Zhu (¦¶) page 72 No.17
Zhu (¯¬) page 209 No.126
Zhu (½Ñ) page 286 No.186
Zhu (ªÇ) page 527 No.402
Zhu (¦Ë) page 659 No.530
Zhu-Ge (½Ñ-¸¯) page 539 No.414
Zhuan-Sun (ÃF-®]) page 571 No.445
Zhuang (²ø) page 439 No.323
Zhuo (¨ô) page 390 No.277
Zi (¸ä) page 501 No.378 
Zi (¤l) page 600 No.474
Zi-Che (¤l-¨®) page 588 No.462
Zong (©v) page 274 No.176 
Zong-Zheng (©v-¬F) page 549 No.423
Zou (¹Q) page 97 No.35
Zu (¯ª) page 356 No.249
Zuo (¥ª) page 287 No.187
Zuo-Qiu (¥ª-¥C) page 592 No.466

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