Ji Surname

Surname Overview

A Rare Han Chinese Surname

Ji, pronounced Zhé or Jí, is a relatively rare Han Chinese surname in current use.

Reference: 戢姓:戢姓來源,分布,戢姓名人,戢家齊,戢翼翹,故事傳說,_中文百科全書

Origins

Two Origin Traditions

One tradition traces the surname to a branch descended from Emperor Shun; another says King Wen of Zhou's fourth son adopted Ji after living near an armory for a long time.

Reference: 戢姓:戢姓來源,分布,戢姓名人,戢家齊,戢翼翹,故事傳說,_中文百科全書

Historical Records

Ji Ruzhi in the Ming Dynasty

Ji Ruzhi of the Ming dynasty attained the jinshi degree during the Jiajing reign.

Reference: 戢姓:戢姓來源,分布,戢姓名人,戢家齊,戢翼翹,故事傳說,_中文百科全書

Migration and Distribution

Present-Day Distribution

The Ji surname is found in Qingyuan, Liaoning; Taiyuan, Datong, Yangquan, and Jincheng in Shanxi; Hancheng in Shaanxi; Laohekou, Wuchang, Huangmei, Fang County, and Xinzhou in Hubei; Lengshuijiang in Hunan; Hukou County of Jiujiang in Jiangxi; and Changshou in Chongqing, Jianyang, and Ziyang.

Reference: 戢姓:戢姓來源,分布,戢姓名人,戢家齊,戢翼翹,故事傳說,_中文百科全書

Notable People

Foundry Scholar Ji Jiaqi

Ji Jiaqi, born in 1939 in Jianyang, Sichuan, was a professor in Sichuan University's School of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. He worked extensively in foundry education and research and published Chinese Cast-Iron Pot Technology.

Reference: 戢姓:戢姓來源,分布,戢姓名人,戢家齊,戢翼翹,故事傳說,_中文百科全書

Republican-Era General Ji Yiqiao

Ji Yiqiao (1885–1976), a native of Fang County, Hubei, joined the Tongmenghui while studying in Japan and participated in the liberation of Shanghai during the 1911 Revolution. He received the rank of army lieutenant general in 1935, later chaired the central committee of the China Democratic Socialist Party, and died in Taipei.

Reference: 戢姓:戢姓來源,分布,戢姓名人,戢家齊,戢翼翹,故事傳說,_中文百科全書