Surname Overview
The surname 暨 is pronounced Jì and ranks 345th in the Hundred Family Surnames; it is outside the top one hundred in both mainland China and Taiwan.
Ji Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 17Ji / Ji
Origins
The surname has two stated origins: one derives from the fief name 暨, and the other from branches of the 概 surname that changed to 暨 to avoid persecution; some 既 surnames were also mistakenly changed because 既 and 暨 were used interchangeably as phonetic loans.
Historical Records
Classical Attestations
The books 姓考 and 姓氏考略 record that descendants of 大彭 were enfeoffed in 暨 and adopted the surname from the place; 名贤氏族言行类稿 also records the surname’s connection with Wu and changes to the Zhou surname in the mid-Tang period.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commanderies and Halls
The surname’s recorded commanderies are Bohai and Yuhang; its hall names are Guannei Hall and Jingxiao Hall.
Migration and Distribution
The surname was long established in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang region, associated with Jiyang east of Jiangyin in Jiangsu and Zhuji in Zhejiang; an eminent clan was based in Bohai Commandery.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Ji Xun was a Jin-period Guangchang magistrate from Yuhang, known for filial conduct and enfeoffed as Marquis of Guannei; Ji Yan served Eastern Wu as Selection Office Gentleman and Palace Secretary; Ji Tao was the top candidate in the Yuanfeng examination of the Northern Song.
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