Ding

उत्पत्ति और इतिहास

The Ding surname has multiple origins. One major lineage descends from the Duke of Zhou's son Ding, whose clan took Ding as their surname after his posthumous title. A second origin connects the name to Muslim communities of the Hui people who adopted Ding as a phonetic rendering of the Arabic name Din (دين, meaning religion). The character 丁 represents a nail and the fourth of the Ten Heavenly Stems.