Most of the Manchu clans took on their Han surnames after the demise of the Qing dynasty. Several clans took on Han identity as early as in the Ming dynasty period. The surnames were derived from the Chinese meaning of their original clan name, Chinese transliteration of the clan's name, the possessed territories, generation and personal names of the clansmen and also inspired by the surnames taken by related clans and branches. Only a few clans have origins dating back to the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty. The majority has their origin dating back to the Ming dynasty or the Qing dynasty. The clans were also formed from the cadet branches of the elder or more prominent ones. Most of the clans had Mongol, Daur, Uighur, Han, Korean or Evenk descent. The following tables contain the list of the surnames taken by the Manchu clans.
A +ClanSurnamesOriginReferencesAisin GioroJin, Pu, Yu, Ai, Zhao, Xi and otherChinese translation of the clan's name, generation names, Chinese transliterationAnggang (昂刚氏)An (安), Gang (刚/冈)Chinese transliterationThe clan took chinese surnames during the Qing dynastyAcigecair (阿其格查依尔氏)A (阿)Aihui (瑷珲氏)Ai (艾/爱), Hui (珲)Aiyi (爱义氏)Ai (爱/艾), Yi (伊), Zhang (张)Chinese transliteration, the names of branchesAiyos (艾耀施氏)Ai (艾), Shi (施)Chinese transliterationClan of Mongol descentAkjan (阿克占)Dian (典), Zhan (战), Lei (雷) and otherChinese translation of the clan's name, the names of territories ruled by the clanMost of the surnames taken during the Ming dynastyAlai (阿赉)Hua (华), Jin (金), Lai (来)Chinese translation of the clan's name, Chinese transliterationAlar (阿拉尔氏)Shan (山), Ji (吉)The names of territories ruled by the clanClan of Daur descentAlbaki (阿勒巴齐氏)Ba (巴)Chinese transliterationClan was annihilated because of the treason in 1911Altanemok (阿勒坦鄂谟克氏)Zhang (张)The surnames taken by the related clansAlte (阿勒特氏)Jin (金), Yuan (元), He (何) and otherChinese translation of the clan's name, the surnames taken by the related clansAmuharnu (阿穆哈尔努氏)Mu (穆), Hei (黑)Chinese transliteration, Chinese translation of the clan's nameAmnibutas (阿穆尼布塔斯氏)Jin (金)The surnames taken by the related clansAmuru 阿穆噜氏）Ying (英), Liu (刘), Mu (穆), Yang (杨), Su (苏), Chinese transliteration of the clan's name, generation namesAndara (安达拉氏)Lu (路), An (安)Chinese transliteration, Chinese translation of the clan's nameAngiya (安佳氏)An (安)The initial name of the clanThe clan of Han descentAogiya (敖佳氏)Ao (敖)Aoratosin (敖拉托欣氏)Shan (山)Chinese translation of the clan's nameArabiancian (阿拉边前氏)Bian (边)Transliteration of clan's nameClan of Evenk descentArakcou (阿喇克球氏)Jin (金), Qi (奇), Lu (鲁), Ke (柯), A (阿)Chinese transliteration, generation names, the surnames taken by related clansArakta (阿拉克塔氏)A (阿), Chang (常), Bai (白), Zhang (张)Chinese transliteration, the names of territories ruled by the clansmenArbentcang (阿尔本昌)Lu (鹿), Shan (山)The names of typical actions taken by the clansmen (hunting in the mountains, farming)Arbu (阿尔布氏)A (阿), Ba (巴), Bu (布) Chinese transliterationArdan (阿尔丹氏)A (阿), An (安), Jin (金)Chinese transliteration, Chinese translation of the clan's nameArgi (阿尔吉氏)Jiu (酒)Chinese translation of the clan's nameAriha (阿礼哈氏)He (何), Li (李)Chinese transliterationArla (阿尔拉氏)He (何), La (剌), A (阿), Jin (金)Chinese transliteration, the names taken by related clansArtas (阿尔塔斯氏)Jin (金)The surnames taken by related clansAru (阿噜氏)Lu (鲁), Guo (郭), E (鄂)Chinese transliterationArurote (阿噜罗特氏)Jin (金)The surnames taken by the related clansArute (阿魯特/阿鲁特)Ke (何), Jin (金), Yuan (元)Asuke (阿苏克氏)Jin (金)Asute (阿苏特氏)Atamu (阿塔穆氏)A (阿), Mu (穆)Chinese transliterationAturamo (阿图拉墨氏)Mo (莫/墨)Aha Gioro (阿哈觉罗氏)Zhao (赵), A (阿)Chinese transliteration, surnames taken by the related clansAyan Gioro (阿颜觉罗氏)Zhao (赵), Chang (常)The surnames taken by the related clans, the generation namesAyantatar (阿颜塔塔尔氏)Yan (严), Er (尔)Chinese transliteration
B ClanSurnamesOriginReferencesBagiri (巴济哩氏)Ba (巴), Li (李)Chinese transliterationBaica (拜察氏)Bai (白/拜), Cha (察)Baican (拜禅氏)Bai (拜/柏/白)Baidar (拜达尔氏)Bai (白/拜), Da (达), Su (苏)Chinese transliteration, the name of the territory ruled by the clanBaidu (拜都氏)Bai (白)Chinese transliterationBaige (拜格氏)Bai (白/拜), Bo (卜)Baigin (拜津氏)Bai (拜/白/柏), Jin (晋)Baigiya (拜佳氏)Bai (拜)Baigiyara (拜嘉拉氏)Bai (白), Na (那), Ji (吉)Chinese transliteration, Chinese names of the people inhabiting territories ruled by the clanBaksang (巴克桑)Ba (巴), Sang (桑), Yan (阎)Chinese transliterationBarda (巴尔达氏)Ba (巴/把), Da (达)Barhu (巴尔虎氏)Ba (巴), Bai (白), Bo (卜), Guan (冠), Guo (郭), He (何/赫), Hu (胡), Kang (康), Man (满), Ma (马), Han (韩), Che (车), Wu (吴), Tan (谭), Fu (富)Chinese transliteration, the names taken by the branchesDissolution of the clan in the Ming dynastyClan of Tungusic originBari (巴哩氏)Bo (博)Chinese transliterationBarin (巴林氏)Zhan (詹), Ba (巴), Lin (林)Chinese transliteration, generation names of the clansmenBarla (巴尔拉氏)Ba (巴/把), A (阿), La (剌)Chinese transliterationBarute (巴鲁特氏)Ba (巴), Bai (白/拜), Su (苏), Li (李)Basun (巴逊氏)Ba (巴), Bai (白), Sun (孙)Bayak (巴雅克氏)Ba (巴), Xi (锡), Yan (阎), Chang (常), Huo (霍), Wu (武)Chinese transliteration, the generation names of clansmen, the names of territoriesBayan (巴颜氏)Ba (巴), Li (李), Fu (富), Yu (于), Yan (颜), Bo (博)Chinese transliteration, the meaning of the clan's name, the names of clansmenBayara (巴雅拉氏)Bai (白), Fu (富), Ying (英), Zhao (赵)Chinese transliteration, the meaning of the clan's name, the surnames taken by related clansBayarki (巴雅尔齐氏)Ba (巴), Qi (齐)Chinese transliterationBayingeri (拜英格哩氏)Bai (拜/白), Qiu (秋)Chinese transliteration, the surname taken by the related clans, the meaning of the clan's nameClan of Nanai descentBayote (巴岳特)Ba (巴), Yue (岳/乐)Chinese transliterationBayotu (巴岳图氏)Ba (巴), Yue (岳), Bai (白), Xiao (萧), Gao (高), Yuan (袁)Chinese transliteration, the surnames taken by the related clans, the territories controlled by the clanBeisu (伯苏氏)Su (苏), Tang (唐), Lu (鹿), Bai (白)Chinese transliterationBeisut (伯苏特氏)Bai (白), Su (苏), Lu (鹿)Chinese transliteration, surnames taken by the related clansBektu (伯克图氏)Bo (卜/博), Du (杜), He (和), Ke (柯), Tu (涂), Si (司)Biangiya (边佳氏)Bian (卞), Jia (佳)Chinese transliterationBiaote (表特氏)Biao (表/标), Yang (杨), Du (杜), Ba (巴)Chinese transliteration, surnames taken by the related clans, the names of territories controlled by the clansmenBira (必喇氏)Bi (毕/碧), He (何)Chinese transliteration, surnames taken by related clansBiru (碧鲁氏)Bi (毕), He (何), Yi (异)Birure (必鲁哷)He (何), Lu (鲁)Birya (弼尔雅氏)Bi (毕/弼)Chinese transliterationBodisi (博第斯氏)Shi (史), Luo (罗), Bo (博)Bodot (博多特氏)Cha (察), Bo (博), Duo (多), Bai (白)Chinese transliteration, the surnames taken by the related clans, Chinese translationBoduri (博都哩氏)Hua (花), Fan (范), Bo (博/卜), Bu (布), Yu (余)Chinese transliteration, the names of clansmenBogulot (博古罗特氏)Luo (罗), Gu (古), Bai (白), Bao (宝), Xi (锡)Chinese transliteration, Chinese names of the territoriesBoheloke (博和罗克氏/博古罗克氏)Lu (鲁), Luo (罗), Gu (古)Chinese transliteration, surnames taken by the related clansBohite (博希特氏)Bao (包), Bai (白), Xi (锡)Chinese transliterationBoholo (博和罗氏)Bo (博), Huo (霍/活), He (何), Luo (罗), Tuo (托), Tao (陶)Chinese transliteration, the surnames taken by the related clansClan of Sibe descentBohori (博和哩氏)Bo (博), Pu (蒲), Bao (宝), Dou (窦)Boljok (博勒卓克氏)Bo (博), Zhuo (卓)Chinese transliterationBolot (博罗特氏)Bao (包), Jin (金), Fu (福), Luo (罗), Zheng (郑), Bo (博), Lu (鲁)Chinese transliteration, the alternative names of territories ruled by the clan, the generation names of the clansmen, the names taken by the related clansBoogi (宝济氏)Bao (宝/保), Xing (邢), Liu (刘)Chinese transliteration, the names of territories, the surnames taken by the related clansBoogiya 保佳氏)Bao (宝/鲍)Chinese transliteration, the surnames taken by the related clans, the names of clansmenBorigit (宝里吉特氏)Bao (宝/鲍/包), Bo (博/波), Luo (罗), Qi (奇), Ji (吉), Zhuo (卓)Clan included into Borjike clan in the Jin dynastyBorgike (博尔济克氏)Bai (白), Bo (博), Luo (罗), Min (敏), Bu (布)Chinese transliteration, the surnames taken by the related clansBorgun (博尔衮氏)Bo (博), Qin (秦), Qing (清), Bao (宝/包), Er (尔)Chinese transliteration, the literal meaning of the clan's name, the surnames taken by the related clansBorjigin (博尔济吉特氏)Bao (鲍), Qi (奇)Chinese transliterationBorjisi (博尔济斯氏)Bo (博), Ba (巴), Bu (布), Si (斯), Song (松)Chinese transliteration, the name of the territories ruled by the clanBorke (博尔克氏)Bao (包/宝), Er (尔), Ke (柯), Lu (鲁), Lü (吕), Su (速), Yi (伊/宜), Yue (岳)Chinese transliteration, the name of the progenitor, the generation namesBorsut (博尔齐特氏)Bai (白), Ba (巴), Su (苏), Lu (鹿)Chinese transliteration, the names of the clansmenBosoo (博硕氏)Bo (博/波), Wang (王), Tu (图), Da (达), Yu (玉), Bao (宝/包/鲍), Qi (奇), Luo (罗)Chinese transliteration, the names of territoriesBudara (布达拉氏)Bu (卜)Chinese transliterationBugilgen (布吉尔根氏)Bu (布), Pu (朴)Bukur (布库尔氏)Bu (布), Bo (博), Ku (库), Da (达), E (鄂)Chinese transliteration, the Chinese name of the descentBulamu (布喇穆氏)Bu (布/卜), Bi (比), Cha (察), Huang (黄), Mu (木/穆), Suo (索)Chinese transliteration, the names of the territories ruled by the clansmenBulca (布尔察氏)Bu (卜/布/步)Chinese transliterationBulendurben (布楞都尔本氏)Bu (布), Wu (乌/吴), Ben (本)Chinese transliteration, name of the nerritory ruled by the clansmenBulhaci (布勒哈齐氏) Bu (布/步), Ha (哈), Qi (齐), Ba (把)Chinese transliterationBulni (布尔尼氏)Bu (卜/布)Chinese transliteration, name of the progenitorBultu (布尔图氏)Bu (布/卜), Guo (郭), He (和/何), Hong (洪)Chinese transliteration, names of the territories ruled by the clansmenBuni (布尼氏)Bu (布/卜), Yu (于)Chinese transliterationBurhacit (布尔哈齐特氏)Bu (布/卜), Ge (葛), Sa (撒)Chinese transliteration, names of the clansmenBurut (布鲁特氏)Bu (布/卜), Pu (蒲), Lu (鲁)Chinese transliterationClan of Kirghiz descentBusa (布萨氏)Lin (林), Bu (卜/布), Sa (萨)Chinese transliteration, the surnames taken by the related clansBusai (布赛氏)Bu (布), Sai (赛), Lan (兰), Liu (柳)Chinese transliteration, the names of territories inhabited by clansmenBusi (布希氏)Bu (布/步), Pu (蒲)Chinese transliteration, the previous name of the clan (蒲鲜)Buyamuci (布雅穆齐氏)Bu (布), Yan (阎), Mu (穆)Chinese transliteration, the names of territories inhabited by the clan
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