E () is a Chinese surname. It is listed 272nd in the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

classical text ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dy ...

''. The origin of the surname is vague. There is disagreement in Chinese name dictionaries if the surname originated in

Wuchang Wuchang forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. It is the oldest of the three cities that merged into modern-day Wuhan, and stood on the ri ...

, or in Shanxi.

Li Xueqin Li Xueqin (, 28 March 1933 – 24 February 2019) was a Chinese historian, archaeologist, and palaeographer. He served as Director of the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Professor of the Institute of Sinology of T ...

, ''中华文化通志'' 第2典. 中华文化通志编委会地域文化 - Page 176 "鄂姓,起源于山西乡宁。春秋时,晋哀侯曾居于鄂(乡宁鄂城) ,其支庶子孙以原食邑为姓,是为鄂姓。又,春秋时,晋国大夫顷父之子嘉父叛晋,奔鄂邑,晋人谓之鄂侯,子孙亦以鄂为姓,是为鄂姓。哀侯和嘉父均为姬姓,此即源于姬姓之鄂姓。" Its earliest appearance dated back to

Shang Dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and ...

, where under the reign of

King Zhou King Zhou (; ) was the pejorative posthumous name given to Di Xin of Shang () or King Shou of Shang (), the last king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China. He is also called Zhou Xin (). In Chinese, his name Zhòu ( 紂) also refers to a horse cr ...

, a governmental official with the surname, E, was embroiled in a conflict with the King.

Notable people

* E Dongchen (1939–2019), scientist and polar explorer *

E Jingping E Jingping (; born January 1956) is a Chinese engineer and politician who served as Minister of Water Resources from 2018 to 2021. He was an alternate member of the 18th CPC Central Committee and is a member of the 19th CPC Central Committee. ...

(born 1956), engineer and politician, Minister of Water Resources *

E Yitai E, or e, is the fifth Letter (alphabet), letter and the second vowel#Written vowels, vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worl ...

( 鄂义太; born 1956), engineer, former President of

Minzu University of China Minzu University of China (MUC, ) is a national public university in Haidian District, Beijing, China designated for ethnic minorities in China. MUC was selected as one of national key universities to directly receive funding from Double First ...

E Weinan Weinan E (; born September 1963) is a Chinese mathematician. He is known for his pathbreaking work in applied mathematics and machine learning. His academic contributions include novel mathematical and computational results in stochastic differe ...

(born 1963), mathematician *

E Jie E Jie (; born 24 June 1967) is a Chinese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1 ...

(born 1967), Olympic fencer *

E Jingwen E Jingwen (; born February 15, 1989), also known as Vin E or E Bo (), is a Chinese actress. E is considered a " Sing girl"—an actress who first received media attention through starring in the movie directed by Stephen Chow, after she has know ...

(born 1989), actress *

E Meidie E Meidie (born 30 April 1986) is a retired Chinese Sanda kickboxer. She is the 2015 Kunlun Fight Strawweight Tournament champion, a two time World Wushu Championships and one time Asian Games Wushu Gold medalist. She was ranked in Combat Pre ...

(born 1986), kickboxer

References

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