Qi Surname

Surname Overview

A Rare Surname

Qí is a relatively rare Han Chinese surname recorded in both Xu Tongzhi and the Clan Treatises of Qing Tongzhi.

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Origins

Tradition of Descent from the Yellow Emperor

Tradition holds that one of the Yellow Emperor's fourteen sons who received surnames was given Qí, which descendants retained as their surname.

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Descendants of Gao Qi

Among the descendants of Jiang Gao Qi, a son of Duke Hui of Qi in the Spring and Autumn period, some adopted their ancestor's name as a surname; Gaoqi was later shortened to Qi.

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies and Hall Names

Its ancestral commanderies include Taiyuan, Fufeng, Nanjun, and Qi; hall names include Taiyuan, Fufeng, Nanjun, and Qi, with the Qi Hall also called the Linzi Hall.

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Migration and Distribution

Modern Distribution

The Qi surname is found in Hekou, Yunnan; Ningde, Fujian; and Datong, Yuncheng, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, and the Yanbei region of Shanxi.

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Notable People

Early Recorded Figures

Qi Jia of the Jin dynasty was from Jiuquan and served as Libationer of the Confucian Academy; Qi Bi of the Ming dynasty was from Shanhou and served as the chiliarch of Jianning during the Zhengtong era.

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