Fei Surname

Surname Overview

The Fei surname is pronounced fēi. It is a relatively rare Han Chinese surname, ranked outside the top 2,000 surnames in mainland China and 959th in Taiwan.

Reference: 飞姓_飞姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

Feng-Surname Origin

One branch is traced to Zhu Xiang of the Feng surname and took the ancestral title “Feilong” as its surname; Feilong was later shortened to the single surname Fei.

Reference: 飞姓_飞姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Ji-Surname Origin

Another branch is traced to Chufu, a descendant of the Yellow Emperor through the Ji surname. Known as Feilian for his speed, Chufu gave rise to descendants who used the ancestral name as a surname, later shortened from Feilian to Fei.

Reference: 飞姓_飞姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The Fei surname is recorded in Xu Tongzhi: Shizu Lue. Its origin accounts also cite Han Shu: Gujin Renbiao and Gangjian Yizhi Lu: Taihao Fuxi Shi.

Reference: 飞姓_飞姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Distribution

The Fei surname is distributed in Wuqing of Tianjin; Datong and Yuncheng of Shanxi; Hancheng of Shaanxi; Tacheng of Xinjiang; and Hekou of Yunnan. It is also found in Shangyu, Wujin, Luxi, Taipei, and Taichung.

Reference: 飞姓_飞姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Notable People

Historical Figures

Fei Wei was a skilled archer of the Zhou period. Fei Pu was from Chenggu in the Ming period and served as a Vice Minister in the Ministry of Revenue during the Yongle era.

Reference: 飞姓_飞姓的来源和历史_百家姓