The surname Xie mainly comes from two sources: the surname Ren and the surname Jiang.

According to legend, the Ren surname Xie has a history of at least 3,500 years, and it almost disappeared during the three generations of “Xia, Shang and Zhou”.

The Jiang surname Xie has a history of 2,800 years. It originated in Xieying Village, East and West, Jinhua, Wancheng District, Nanyang City, Henan Province. The 63rd Shen Bo (the Western Zhou Dynasty) of Yan Emperor (Jiang surname) is honored as the ancestor of the surname.

In fact, there are many origins of the Xie surname, most of whom are descendants of Emperor Yan’s surname Jiang, is known to be “authentic”.