畲(音奢,Shè)族的名称,据现在所知,最早出现在南宋末年即公元十三世纪中期的汉文书籍上。南宋著名文学家刘克庄(1187—1269年)的《后村大全集》卷93,《漳州论畲》载:“畲民不役,畲田不税,其来久矣。”文天祥(1236—1282年)的《文山全集》卷11,《知潮州寺丞洪公行状》载:“潮与漳、汀接壤,盐寇、輋民,群聚剽劫。”可知当时“畲民”和“輋民”两词并用。到了明代,“畲民”、“輋民”、“畲徭”、“輋徭”等称呼都有使用;不过畲民一词,比较多见。以后,畲民这个名称,更 She (sound extravagant, Shè) family name, as far as now known, first appeared in the late Southern Song Dynasty, the mid-13th century Chinese books. The famous village of Liu Kezhuang (1187-1269) of the Southern Song Dynasty, “Village Collection” Volume 93, “Zhangzhou on She” contains: “She people are not active, she does not tax the field, its for a long time.” Wen Tianxiang (1236-1282 Year) of the “Wenshan Complete Works” Volume 11, “Zhi Chaozhou Temple Cheng Hong public performance” contains: “Tide and Zhang, Ting border, Salt Kou, Min people, massacre.” We can see was the “She people” and “ People ”and use the word. In the Ming Dynasty, “She People”, “Min Min”, “She He” and “Emu” were all used. However, the term She People is more common. Later, Shemin the name, more