Not to be confused with Lí (surname 黎), pronounced Lai in Cantonese.
Lai (simplified Chinese: 赖; traditional Chinese: 賴; pinyin: Lài) is a common Chinese surname that is pronounced similarly in both Mandarin and Hakka dialects. The meaning of the character used in the Lai (賴) surname is "depend on; trust in; rely on". Conversely the words, 无赖 literally translated to "without Lai" which means "undependable, rascal or scoundrel".
It is also a Hokkien (Southern Fujian)/ Minnan (Southern Min) surname that is romanized as Lua, Nai or Nua. In Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and other parts of South East Asia there are Lai migrants from southern Fujian Province who are usually surnamed Lua/ Luah, Loa (romanized from Hokkien / Minnan in Southern Min dialect) or Lye (romanized from Hakka dialect) for the Hakka dialect groups.
In Indonesia, most of the Indonesians of Chinese descent changed their surname to an Indonesian surname to comply with 'Cabinet Presidium Decision 127 of 1966' laws during President Suharto's despotic rule. However, they usually change to surnames with the same sound or a surname which contains a part of the original surname, hence the Indonesian Lai surname has evolved into Laya, Lais, or Lasuki.
The Lais' ancestry were from the State of Lai (賴國) at the beginning of the ancient Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC). The area is now around Huangchuan County, Henan province.
Marquis Shu Ying (叔穎) was the 19th son of King Wen of Zhou (widely considered to be the founder of the ancient Zhou Dynasty). He was conferred the heritable title of Hou (侯) or Marquis to rule over a territory which is approximately in the northeast of the present day Baoxin town (包信鎮) in Xi Xian (息縣) of Henan province. This was the reward from King Wu of Zhou, his elder brother (the first King of Zhou Dynasty, reign 1046–1043 BC ) for his assistance in defeating King Zhou of Shang and thereby terminating the ancient Shang dynasty. Marquis Shu Ying named his domain the State of Lai (賴國) .
Marquis Shu Ying and his succeeding descendants continued to rule the State of Lai well until the year 538 B.C when it was conquered by King Ling of Chu (reign 540–529 BC). Many Lais were dispersed to the south during their defeat by the Chu state; some changed their surname to escape persecution. As in the case of those who fled to the neighboring states of Luo (羅) and Fu (傅), some adopted the Luo (or Loh) or Fu (or Poh, Po) surname. (Because of this, the Lai, the Fu and the Luo are closely related).
Others migrated north and settled in Da Yan (Yanling County, Henan). Most of them adopted the surname Lai (賴) to commemorate their old state.
Statistics
The largest Lai (賴) clans are in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines . Majority of the overseas Lai (賴) clans are of the Hakka people followed by the Hokkien/Minnan people.
According to 2010 data, people with surname Lai (賴) ranked 98th most populous in China. The total Lai (賴) population is approximately 0.18% or around 2.4 million people out of China's population of 1.338 billion in 2010. In Taiwan, the surname Lai (賴) is ranked 19th most populous in 2007.
Notable people surnamed Lai (賴)
Politicians and public officeholders
Lai In-jaw, President of the Judicial Yuan and Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of China (2007–2010)
Loa Sek Hie, Indonesian-Chinese colonial politician, parliamentarian and founding Voorzitter or chairman of the Indon ethnic-Chinese self-defense force Pao An Tui (1946–1949)
Lai Enjue (赖恩爵): Qing dynasty General and Admiral of the Guangdong Navy. Fought the British in the Battle of Kowloon during the First Opium War of 1839. Appointed as the Admiral (水师提督) of the Guangdong Navy in 1843.
Lai Chuanzhu (赖传珠): Highly decorated Veteran of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1936–1945) and the Chinese Civil War. He was also the General in charge of Landing Operation on Hainan Island together with General Deng Hua.
Academics, Literary and Arts
Loa Ho (賴和) (1894–1943): Taiwanese poet, medical doctor and anti-Japanese Occupation political activist, hailed as the "Father of Modern Taiwanese Literature"
Michael M. C. Lai (賴明詔) : Taiwanese virologist, acknowledged as "father of coronavirus research"
Lai Kui Fang (賴桂芳) : Singaporean artist who worked in France
Entertainment and sports
Lai Caiqin (born 1966), Chinese badminton player. Gold medalist - World Cup (1990, women doubles), Uber Cup (1990, women team) and Asian Games (1990, women team)
Shevon Jemie Lai, (赖洁敏). Malaysian professional badminton player, Gold medalist : Mixed Team Event - World Junior Championships (2011) and Asia Junior Championships (2009)
Lai Pei Jing, (赖沛君) Malaysian professional badminton player, Gold medalist : Mixed team event - Glasgow Commonwealth Games (2014) and Asian Junior Championships (2009)
Lai Runming: Chinese weightlifter, 1984 Olympic Games silver medalist in Men's 56 kg
Stan Lai: Taiwanese playwright and theater director
Lai Pi-hsia (賴碧霞) : Famous musician known for performing Hakka hill songs
Lai Kuan-lin: Republic of China singer and actor, former member of disbanded group WANNA ONE
Lai Afong (赖阿芳): considered to be the most significant Chinese photographer of the nineteenth century
Lai Ning (赖宁): teenager celebrated as a martyr after his death fighting a wildfire in China
As a European surname
Ubaldo Lay (1917-1984): Italian actor (born as Ubaldo Bussa, chose his mother's surname for his stagename), notorious for playing the main character of Tenente Sheridan ("Lieutenant Sheridan") in the television series "Giallo Club. Invito al Poliziesco"
Francis Lai (1932–2018): French composer of Sardinian descent (Ozieri),[1] Academy and Golden Globe Award winner
Lí (黎) (surname) – in Hong Kong, the Chinese surname 黎 is romanized as Lai which is a different surname.
This page lists people with the surnameLai. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
References
^Mastino, Barbara (10 November 2018). "Il premio Oscar Francis Lai rimpianto dalla "sua" Ozieri". La Nuova Sardegna.
March 11, 2023
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Not to be confused with Li surname 黎 pronounced Lai in Cantonese This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lai surname news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lai simplified Chinese 赖 traditional Chinese 賴 pinyin Lai is a common Chinese surname that is pronounced similarly in both Mandarin and Hakka dialects The meaning of the character used in the Lai 賴 surname is depend on trust in rely on Conversely the words 无赖 literally translated to without Lai which means undependable rascal or scoundrel Lai 赖 PronunciationLai Mandarin Lua Nua Nai Loa Lok MinnanHokkien Lai Lye Cantonese Hakka Language s ChineseOriginLanguage s Middle ChineseDerivationLai state 賴 賴國 Meaningdepend on trust in rely on Other namesDerivative s Luo 羅 Fu 傅 It is also a Hokkien Southern Fujian Minnan Southern Min surname that is romanized as Lua Nai or Nua In Malaysia Singapore Philippines and other parts of South East Asia there are Lai migrants from southern Fujian Province who are usually surnamed Lua Luah Loa romanized from Hokkien Minnan in Southern Min dialect or Lye romanized from Hakka dialect for the Hakka dialect groups In Indonesia most of the Indonesians of Chinese descent changed their surname to an Indonesian surname to comply with Cabinet Presidium Decision 127 of 1966 laws during President Suharto s despotic rule However they usually change to surnames with the same sound or a surname which contains a part of the original surname hence the Indonesian Lai surname has evolved into Laya Lais or Lasuki Contents 1 Origins 2 Statistics 3 Notable people surnamed Lai 賴 3 1 Politicians and public officeholders 3 2 Military 3 3 Academics Literary and Arts 3 4 Entertainment and sports 3 5 Other fields 4 As a European surname 5 See also 6 ReferencesOrigins EditThe Lais ancestry were from the State of Lai 賴國 at the beginning of the ancient Zhou Dynasty 1046 BC The area is now around Huangchuan County Henan province Marquis Shu Ying 叔穎 was the 19th son of King Wen of Zhou widely considered to be the founder of the ancient Zhou Dynasty He was conferred the heritable title of Hou 侯 or Marquis to rule over a territory which is approximately in the northeast of the present day Baoxin town 包信鎮 in Xi Xian 息縣 of Henan province This was the reward from King Wu of Zhou his elder brother the first King of Zhou Dynasty reign 1046 1043 BC for his assistance in defeating King Zhou of Shang and thereby terminating the ancient Shang dynasty Marquis Shu Ying named his domain the State of Lai 賴國 Marquis Shu Ying and his succeeding descendants continued to rule the State of Lai well until the year 538 B C when it was conquered by King Ling of Chu reign 540 529 BC Many Lais were dispersed to the south during their defeat by the Chu state some changed their surname to escape persecution As in the case of those who fled to the neighboring states of Luo 羅 and Fu 傅 some adopted the Luo or Loh or Fu or Poh Po surname Because of this the Lai the Fu and the Luo are closely related Others migrated north and settled in Da Yan Yanling County Henan Most of them adopted the surname Lai 賴 to commemorate their old state Statistics EditThe largest Lai 賴 clans are in China Taiwan Malaysia Singapore and Philippines Majority of the overseas Lai 賴 clans are of the Hakka people followed by the Hokkien Minnan people According to 2010 data people with surname Lai 賴 ranked 98th most populous in China The total Lai 賴 population is approximately 0 18 or around 2 4 million people out of China s population of 1 338 billion in 2010 In Taiwan the surname Lai 賴 is ranked 19th most populous in 2007 Notable people surnamed Lai 賴 EditPoliticians and public officeholders Edit Lai In jaw President of the Judicial Yuan and Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of China 2007 2010 Lai Ruoyu Governor of Shanxi province China from 1951 to 1952 Lai Shin yuan Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China 2008 2012 Loa Sek Hie Indonesian Chinese colonial politician parliamentarian and founding Voorzitter or chairman of the Indon ethnic Chinese self defense force Pao An Tui 1946 1949 Rai Hau min President of Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China 2010 2016 William Lai Vice President of the Republic of China Lai Siu Chiu 賴秀珠 First woman to serve as a Judicial Commissioner and as a judge on the Supreme Court of Singapore Lai Minhua Former Commissioner of Macau Customs Lai Feng wei Magistrate elect of Penghu CountyMilitary Edit Lai Wenguang 賴文光 prominent military leader of the Taiping Rebellion and Nian Rebellion Brother in law of Hong Xiuquan the leader of the Taiping Rebellion Lai Enjue 赖恩爵 Qing dynasty General and Admiral of the Guangdong Navy Fought the British in the Battle of Kowloon during the First Opium War of 1839 Appointed as the Admiral 水师提督 of the Guangdong Navy in 1843 Lai Chuanzhu 赖传珠 Highly decorated Veteran of the Second Sino Japanese War 1936 1945 and the Chinese Civil War He was also the General in charge of Landing Operation on Hainan Island together with General Deng Hua Academics Literary and Arts Edit Loa Ho 賴和 1894 1943 Taiwanese poet medical doctor and anti Japanese Occupation political activist hailed as the Father of Modern Taiwanese Literature Michael M C Lai 賴明詔 Taiwanese virologist acknowledged as father of coronavirus research Lai Kui Fang 賴桂芳 Singaporean artist who worked in FranceEntertainment and sports Edit Lai Caiqin born 1966 Chinese badminton player Gold medalist World Cup 1990 women doubles Uber Cup 1990 women team and Asian Games 1990 women team Shevon Jemie Lai 赖洁敏 Malaysian professional badminton player Gold medalist Mixed Team Event World Junior Championships 2011 and Asia Junior Championships 2009 Lai Pei Jing 赖沛君 Malaysian professional badminton player Gold medalist Mixed team event Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 and Asian Junior Championships 2009 Lai Runming Chinese weightlifter 1984 Olympic Games silver medalist in Men s 56 kg Stan Lai Taiwanese playwright and theater director Lai Pi hsia 賴碧霞 Famous musician known for performing Hakka hill songs Lai Kuan lin Republic of China singer and actor former member of disbanded group WANNA ONE Lai Meiyun Chinese singer S I N G and Rocket Girls 101 member Lai Pin yu Taiwanese cosplayerOther fields Edit Pinky Lai 賴平 Chinese car designer and ex chief designer with Porsche AG David Jung Hsin Lai 賴榮信 Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan Lai Afong 赖阿芳 considered to be the most significant Chinese photographer of the nineteenth century Lai Ning 赖宁 teenager celebrated as a martyr after his death fighting a wildfire in ChinaAs a European surname EditUbaldo Lay 1917 1984 Italian actor born as Ubaldo Bussa chose his mother s surname for his stagename notorious for playing the main character of Tenente Sheridan Lieutenant Sheridan in the television series Giallo Club Invito al Poliziesco Francis Lai 1932 2018 French composer of Sardinian descent Ozieri 1 Academy and Golden Globe Award winner Valentino Lai born 1984 Italian Swedish football player from CagliariSee also EditLi 黎 surname in Hong Kong the Chinese surname 黎 is romanized as Lai which is a different surname This page lists people with the surname Lai If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link References Edit Mastino Barbara 10 November 2018 Il premio Oscar Francis Lai rimpianto dalla sua Ozieri La Nuova Sardegna Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lai surname amp oldid 1125976264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
