Browse and search the classic Hundred Family Surnames — single and compound surnames with Pinyin and rank.
The Hundred Family Surnames (百家姓) is a Northern-Song classic listing hundreds of Chinese surnames in a rhymed chant. Browse by original rank, filter single vs compound surnames, or search by character / Pinyin. The rank reflects the chant order (top names like 赵 钱 孙 李 come from political courtesy of the era), not population size. Click any surname for its Pinyin and rank. The origin note below summarises how Chinese surnames historically formed (from state names, fiefs, offices, ancestors' names or places).