Bai Jia Xing compound surname #46
宰父
宰父 is read as Zǎifǔ. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Pinyin
Zǎifǔ
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 宰父
Meaning
office-title surname from Zaifu, a steward or administrative officer
Five element
Metal
Origin
Time: Zhou ritual-bureaucracy tradition, c. 1046-256 BCE
Place: Zhou court steward office
Origin
宰父 is explained as a surname taken from the Zhou office 宰夫 or 宰父, connected with court laws, appointments, and administrative assessment. It is safer to describe it as an office-derived surname than to name one fixed founder.
Name meaning
The surname carries governance, law, appointment, and household-state management associations.
Historical figures
宰父黑 Zaifu Hei
Zaifu Hei, also transmitted as Hanfu Hei, appears in Confucian disciple tradition.