Bai Jia Xing compound surname #11
尉迟
尉迟 is read as Yùchí. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Yùchí
Simplified 尉迟 · Traditional 尉遲
transliterated northern or western clan title; not a literal Chinese phrase
Earth
Time: Northern Wei to Tang frontier world, 386-907 CE
Place: Xianbei clans and Khotan western-region tradition
Origin
尉迟 is connected with Xianbei tribal groups that entered the Central Plains and also with the royal surname or title of Khotan. It should be read as a sinicized clan name rather than interpreted character by character.
Name meaning
The surname carries frontier, Tang military, and western-region associations. Yuchi Gong makes it one of the most famous martial compound surnames.
Historical figures
尉迟恭 Yuchi Gong
Yuchi Gong was a Tang general and later a door-god figure in popular culture.