Ding, one of the surnames in China, is a typical multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname whose ancestor is Ding.

Ding's surname ranks 177 among the hundred surnames in Song Dynasty, and the population of contemporary Ding's surname has reached 5.76 million, making it the 48th surname in China, accounting for about 0.43% of the national population.

Famous figures include the Eastern Han Confucian Classics, Ming Dynasty Painter Ding, Qing Dynasty Ding Baozhen and He Ding.

Surname distribution

Ding was also found all over Taiwan Province Province, especially in Taibei, Penghu, Chiayi, Hsinchu and Jia 'an. In terms of its number, it is the 89th. It is too early for Shi Ding to spread from Fujian and Guangdong to Taiwan Province Province. The Taiwan Province Provincial Literature Society has an ancient deed, which reads: In the 20th year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (AD 18 16), Ding, a farmer in Tianfu Village, was given a shop in Tunding, Nanqian, Guilun and Kengzi by an official. It is known that Taiwan Province Province had traces of Ding as early as Jiaqing years. Since then, some people have emigrated to Thailand, Singapore, the United States and other countries.