E (surname)

E (Chinese: 鄂; pinyin: È) is a Chinese surname.

It is listed 272nd in the Song dynasty classical text Hundred Family Surnames.

[1] The origin of the surname is vague.

There is disagreement in Chinese name dictionaries if the surname originated in Wuchang,[2] or in Shanxi.

[3] Its earliest appearance dates back to Shang dynasty, where under the reign of King Zhou, a governmental official with the surname, E, was embroiled in a conflict with the King.