Mi Surname

Surname Overview

Mi is a relatively rare surname in current use, pronounced mǐ.

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Origins

One branch of the Mi surname is traced to the Ji surname and the descendants of Mi Zixia of the Spring and Autumn period State of Wei. Another account connects it with the ancient Xianbei Mi clan. Mi is also recorded as a place in the State of Zheng, giving rise to an origin from a place name.

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Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The surname is included in the Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi, in the section on clans. The Xing shi kao lue, citing the Sanfu juelu, states that Mi derives from a place name and records Xin丰 as its ancestral seat.

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Ancestral Seats

The recorded ancestral seats of the Mi surname are Xinshan and Xinfeng. Xinfeng County was established in the Han dynasty, with its former seat northeast of present-day Lintong, Shaanxi.

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Migration and Distribution

Distribution and Migration

The surname is found today in Changli, Hebei; Wuhai, Inner Mongolia; Taiyuan and other parts of Shanxi; and also in Beijing, Shenyang, Shaanxi, Taiwan, and Shandong. During the Yongle era of the Ming dynasty, a Mi family is recorded as moving from Jimo in Shandong to Dezhou, with later concentrations in Linyi, Laoling, and Ningjin.

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Notable People

Historical Figures

Recorded figures include Mi Jiang and Mi Qiang of the Han period, Mi Dechao of the Song, Mi Li of the Yuan, and Mi Guang and Mi Huan of the Ming. Mi Jiang was a native of Xinfeng in the Han period and served as a Zhonglangjiang.

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