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Pei Surname Meaning

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 裴 meaning ‘(of gown) hanging down’ in ancient Chinese: (i) from the placename Pei (裴) the name of a fief (located in Shanxi province) granted to a descendant of the king Qin Feizi (died about 858 BC) the founder of the state of Qin.

(ii) from the placename Pei Zhong (裴中) the name of a fief (said to be located in Shaanxi province) in the state of Jin granted to Pei Jun (裴君) said to be a descendant of the legendary king Zhuanxu (traditional dates: 2514–2437 BC).

Alternative Mandarin form of the surname 貝 see Bei.

Cantonese form of the surname 皮 see Pi.

Variant Romanization of the surname 白 see Bai.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames:

Wei
, Pi
, Mei
, Fei
, Qi
, Peri
, Bai
, Peil
, Lei
, Cui

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You can see how Pei families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pei family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Pei family living in Georgia. This was about 33% of all the recorded Pei's in USA. Georgia and 2 other states had the highest population of Pei families in 1920.

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Between 1972 and 2003, in the United States, Pei life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Pei in 1972 was 54, and 84 in 2003.

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