Origins
The ''Yè'' surname is recorded to have started in the city of Ye, in present-day Pingdingshan in Henan. The surname has existed for some 2500 years.
In the Spring and Autumn Period the Chu prince, politician and general Shen Zhuliang , after scoring numerous victories for the Kingdom of Chu, was awarded the fiefdom of ''Yè'', awarded the surname of ''Yè'', and crowned Duke of ''Yè'' in 525 BC. After his death some of his descendants took the surname of Yè while others retained their original surname of Shen.
In Ancient Chinese "''yè''" was pronounced ''"shè"'' and had no particular meaning, but later merged with the word for ''"leaf"'' and took on its pronunciation ''"yè"'', due to the city being a major producer of vegetables.
In the Song Dynasty, Yè once again became a noble surname .
Famous people with this surname
* Ye Chen, T:葉琛 S:叶琛; Ming Dynasty minister
* Ye Chengzhong, T:葉澄衷 S:叶澄衷; tycoon, philanthropist
* Ye Fei, T:葉飛 S:叶飞; commander in the
* Ye Jianying, T:葉劍英 S:叶剑英; general, New Fourth Army
* Ye Shaoweng, T:葉紹翁 S:叶绍翁; Southern Song Dynasty poet
* Ye Shengtao, T:葉聖陶 S:叶圣陶; educator
* Ye Ting, T:葉挺 S:叶挺; general, New Fourth Army
* Ye Xiaogang, composer
* Michelle Ye, ATV actress
* Gloria Yip, Hong Kong actress
* Veronica Yip, T:葉玉卿, former Hong Kong actress
* Sally Yeh, T:葉蒨文, Hong Kong singer
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