Surname Overview
The surname Qi is pronounced qí, is currently uncommon, and is a Han Chinese surname.
Qi Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 20,469Qi / Qi
Origins
Two origins are recorded for the surname: one connects it with the Qi ruling clan in the Spring and Autumn period; the other derives it from residents of a place called Qi who took the place name as their surname.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The surname is included in the Clan Gazetteer sections of the Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi. The Han Meritorious Officials Table records Qi Shi, Marquis of Yanghe, and states that after six generations of succession to the title, the family changed its surname to Qi (亓).
Migration and Distribution
Distribution
The surname is found in Gaoyao in Guangdong, Jiaojiang in Zhejiang, Guichi in Anhui, Hancheng in Shaanxi, and Linfen, Changzhi, and Yanbei in Shanxi. It is also recorded in Xintai, Huainan, Qidong, Jiading, Yiwu, and Wanrong.
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