Bai Jia Xing compound surname #60
第五
第五 is read as Dìwǔ. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Pinyin
Dìwǔ
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 第五
Meaning
ordinal surname meaning the fifth
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Western Han relocation policy, 202 BCE-9 CE
Place: Imperial tomb district relocation of Tian / Qi royal descendants
Origin
第五 comes from Western Han relocation policy. Former Qi royal Tian clans were moved to the imperial tomb district and took surnames by order of arrival such as First, Second, and Fifth.
Name meaning
The surname records sequence and administration rather than place or ancestor name. Diwu Lun gives it an Eastern Han integrity and governance association.
Historical figures
第五伦 Diwu Lun
Diwu Lun was an Eastern Han official remembered for integrity.