Qi / Ch'i
The Qi surname originated from the Ji surname. Sun Linfu, a high official of Wei, was enfeoffed in Qi, and his collateral descendants adopted the place name as their surname. The Qi surname has a history of approximately 2,500 years.
The earliest recorded mention of the Qi surname is in the Tang dynasty work Yuanhe Xingzuan.
The main commandery associated with the Qi surname is Donghai Commandery. Its main hall names include Pingwo Hall and Jixiao Hall.
The Qi surname originated in Henan, later moved eastward to areas east of Teng County in Shandong, and then moved south to the coastal areas of Jiangsu. It is mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui, with additional distribution in Shandong, Jiangxi, and Henan.
Historical figures of the Qi surname include the early Han general Qi Sai, Qi Furen, a favored consort of Emperor Gaozu of Han, the Song painter Qi Zhong, the Ming anti-pirate general Qi Jiguang, and the Qing calligrapher and painter Qi Zhu.
One Qi lineage in Shangyu, Zhejiang, uses the generation sequence “Fu, Xian, Ning, Xiong, Jie; Zuo, Wen, Tong, Wei, Kun.”
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