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Migration and Distribution (Lack of information) The E surname is not listed among the top 100 surnames in the mainland of China and Taiwan. The E surname is derived from the Ji surname and was formed around the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty. It is a surname based on the name of a state. It is said that the Ji descendants of the Yellow Emperor were enfeoffed in E, which is present - day Nanyang, Henan Province, and were vassal states during the Xia and Shang Dynasties. At the end of the Shang Dynasty, the Marquis of E, Xibo Jichang, and the Marquis of Jiu were known as the "Three Dukes". King Zhou was cruel. He killed the Marquis of Jiu. To redress the wrong of the Marquis of Jiu, the Marquis of E offended King Zhou, and his whole family was killed. Since then, the descendants of the Marquis of E took the name of the state as their surname, and they are generally known as the E clan. Some scholars believe that the E clan emerged during the Spring and Autumn Period. According to the "Draft of Words and Deeds of Famous Surnames", the E clan originated from the Marquis of Jin E, and his descendants took the title of nobility as their surname. According to the "Family of the Chu in the Records of the Grand Historian", the second son Hong of Xiong Qu of the Chu State was enfeoffed as the King of E, and his descendants took E as their surname. The "Examination of Surnames" states that the younger brother of the King of Chu, the Lord of E, was enfeoffed in Dong E, Wuchang, and his descendants took the name of the state as their clan name, known as the E clan. E is the abbreviation of Hubei Province. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was part of the territory of the Chu State and was called Eyi. It was established as Ezhou during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Ancient Ezhou is present - day Wuchang City, Hubei Province, which is the birthplace of all families with the E surname in the country. The prominent families of the E surname lived in Wuchang Commandery (present - day Echeng County, Hubei Province).