Ma (surname)
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Ma (simplified: 马; traditional: 馬; pinyin: mǎ) is one of the most common Chinese family names. As of 2006, it ranks as the 14th most common Chinese surname in Mainland China and the most common surname within the Chinese Muslim community, specifically the Hui people, Dongxiang people, and Salar people. [1] However, this surname should not be identified with the Korean surname 'Ma' which shares the same pronunciation with the Chinese 'Ma' but has its own distinct history.[1]
This surname literally means "horse". The offspring of Zhao She adopted "Ma" (馬), the first word of the district Ma Fu, as their surname. Variant spellings of "Ma" include "Mah", "Beh" and "Mar".
Hui Muslims, Salars, Bonan and Dongxiang people commonly adopted Ma as the translation for their surname Muhammad. for e.g. Ma Jian, Ma Benzhai, Ma clique.[2][3][4][5]
During the Ming dynasty, the Emperor Zhengde had a Uyghur concubine with the surname Ma.[6][7]
[edit] Notable individuals with the surname Ma
- Ma Chao, Chinese general during the Three Kingdoms Era (176 – 222)
- Ma Chung-ying, Chinese Muslim warlord (fl. 1930s)
- Ma Hualong, Hui muslim religious and insurrection leader (d. 1871)
- Ma Huateng, Chinese entrepreneur, the founder of Tencent (b. 1971)
- Ma Jin, Chinese badminton player
- Ma Jun, Chinese mechanical engineer and government official
- Ma Jun, Chinese environmentalist, non-fiction writer and journalist
- Jack Ma, Chinese Internet entrepreneur (b. 1964)
- Jeff Ma, Member of MIT Blackjack Team, Author
- Ma Laichi, founder of the Khufiyya, a Chinese Sufi order (1681–1766)
- Ma Lik, Former Legislative Councillor and Chairman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) (1952–2007)
- Ma Mingxin, foundr of the Jahriyya, a Chinese Sufi order (1719–1781)
- Qingyun Ma, Architect, founder of MADA s.p.a.m. firm and Dean of University of Southern California School of Architecture (b. 1965)
- Ma Sanli, Hui muslim comedian (1914–2003)
- Ma Sicong, Chinese composer of classical music (1912–1987)
- Tzi Ma, Chinese-American actor (b. 1962)
- Ma Xiaochun, Chinese professional Go player (b. 1964)
- Ma Xiaonian, Physician and sexologist (b. 1945)
- Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (b. 1950)
- Ma Yuan (Han Dynasty), Chinese general of Eastern Han Dynasty (14 BC – 49)
- Ma Yuan (painter), Chinese painter of Song Dynasty (1160–1165 to 1225)
- Yo-Yo Ma, French-born American cellist (b. 1955)
- Terence Ma, CIO Touro University Nevada
- Ma Anliang (馬安良) Qing Dynasty General
- Ma Bufang (馬步芳), warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the northwestern province of Qinghai.
- Ma Buqing (馬步青), warlord in China during the Republic of China era, brother of Ma Bufang
- Ma Bukang (馬步康), warlord in China during the Republic of China era
- Ma Zhanshan (馬占山), guerilla warrior against the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Ma Chengxiang (馬呈祥), warlord in China during the Republic of China era, son of Ma Buqing
- Ma Ching-chiang, Republic of China Army Lt. General
- Yusuf Ma Dexin (馬德新), Qing-era Islamic scholar
- Ma Dunjing (1906-1972), (馬惇靖) Republic of China Lieutenant-General
- Ma Dunjing (1910-2003), (馬敦靜) Republic of China Lieutenant-General
- Ma Wanfu (馬萬福), Dongxiang anti Qing rebel and Yihewani founder
- Ma Dahan, Dongxiang anti Qing rebel
- Ma Fulu (馬福綠) Qing Dynasty Army Officer
- Ma Fushou (馬福壽) Qing Dynasty Army Officer
- Ma Fuxiang (馬福祥) Qing Dynasty General and a warlord in China during the Republic of China era
- Ma Fuxing (馬福興) Titai of Kashgar
- Ma Fuyuan (馬福元) Republic of China general
- Ma Guoliang Qing Dynasty Army Officer
- Ma Haiyan (馬海晏) Qing Dynasty General
- Ma Hongbin (馬鴻賓) Republic of China general
- Ma Hongkui (馬鴻逵) Republic of China general
- Ma Hushan (馬虎山) Republic of China general
- Ma Jiyuan (馬繼援) Republic of China general
- Ma Ju-lung Republic of China general
- Ma Julung, Qing Dynasty general
- Ma Zhancang (馬占倉) Republic of China general
- Ma Lin (warlord) (馬麟) Qing Dynasty and Republic of China general
- Ma Linyi Gansu Minister of Education
- Ma Qi (馬麒), Qing Dynasty and Republic of China general
- Ma Qixi, founder of the Xidaotang
- Ma Qianling (馬千齡) Qing Dynasty General
- Ma Zhanao (馬占鰲) Qing Dynasty General
- Ma Zhanhai, Republic of China general
- Ma Hualong (马化龙), one of the leaders of the Muslim Rebellion of 1862-77.
- Ma Shaowu (馬紹武), Daotai of Kashgar
- Ma Shenglin (馬聖鱗), Panthay Rebellion rebel and great uncle of Ma Shaowu
- Ma Sheng-kuei, a General of the 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army)
- Ma Yuanzhang, (馬元章) a Jahriyya Sufi leader, uncle of Ma Shaowu
- Ma Xiao, Republic of China general in Liu Wenhui's army
- Ma Xinyi, (馬新貽), official and a military general of the late Qing Dynasty in China.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Mahan confederacy
- ^ Dru C. Gladney (1996). Muslim Chinese: ethnic nationalism in the People's Republic. Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard Univ Asia Center. p. 375. ISBN 0674594975. http://books.google.com/books?id=_hJ9aht6nZQC&pg=PA375&dq=ma+surname+hui&hl=en&ei=24OgTf7RDuGH0QH-xvmKBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ma%20surname%20hui&f=false. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ BARRY RUBIN (2000). Guide to Islamist Movements. M.E. Sharpe. p. 79. ISBN 0765617471. http://books.google.com/books?id=wEih57-GWQQC&pg=PA79&dq=ma+surname+hui&hl=en&ei=24OgTf7RDuGH0QH-xvmKBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=ma%20surname%20hui&f=false. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ Leif O. Manger (1999). Muslim diversity: local Islam in global contexts. Routledge. p. 132. ISBN 070071104X. http://books.google.com/books?id=uHjR3yeIWzUC&pg=PA132&dq=ma+surname+hui&hl=en&ei=24OgTf7RDuGH0QH-xvmKBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=ma%20surname%20hui&f=false. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ Susan Debra Blum, Lionel M. Jensen (2002). China off center: mapping the margins of the middle kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. p. 121. ISBN 0824825772. http://books.google.com/books?id=pA_MP4Q11qgC&pg=PA121&dq=ma+surname+hui&hl=en&ei=24OgTf7RDuGH0QH-xvmKBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=ma%20surname%20hui&f=false. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ Association for Asian Studies. Ming Biographical History Project Committee, Luther Carrington Goodrich, Zhaoying Fang (1976). Dictionary of Ming biography, 1368-1644, Volume 2. Columbia University Press. p. 314. ISBN 0231038011. http://books.google.com/books?id=067On0JgItAC&pg=PA314&dq=chu+hou+chao+uighur&hl=en&ei=6FesTbaHGMnTgAeW3JH0BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=chu%20hou%20chao%20uighur&f=false. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ Peter C. Perdue (2005). China marches west: the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia. Harvard University Press. p. 64. ISBN 067401684X. http://books.google.com/books?id=J4L-_cjmSqoC&pg=PA64&dq=zhengde+uyghur&hl=en&ei=1lWsTYG5BcbFgAfJidHzBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
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