Shi Surname

Surname Overview

The surname Shi is pronounced shì and is recorded as originating from the Li surname, with the source cited as the Xing Shi Kao Lue.

Reference: 侍姓起源分布与家谱家族

Origins

Origins And Development

One account traces the surname to Li Ping's second son, Xiao, who fled to Taixian north of the Yangtze, adopted an official title as his surname, and changed it to Shi, becoming regarded as the founder of the Shi surname.

Reference: 侍姓(侍氏):族譜介紹,起源及演變,侍姓家族的具體來歷,全球侍氏統譜宗親代表大會上_中文百科全書

Historical Records

Documentary Records

The Shiji and Hanshu contain a biography of Li Shiqi; the Shuijing Zhu records his temple stele, while the Song Shi records Shi Qi Zhen, Shi Qi Shu, and Shi Qi Liangqi.

Reference: 侍姓(侍氏):族譜介紹,起源及演變,侍姓家族的具體來歷,全球侍氏統譜宗親代表大會上_中文百科全書

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Hall Name And Region

The hall-name record states that the Shi surname is relatively common in Taiwan.

Reference: 中国百家姓一一936 侍姓

Migration and Distribution

Migration And Distribution

Among contemporary Shi-surname users, ancestral origins are mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Shandong, and Inner Mongolia, with Jiangsu accounting for 91.7%.

Reference: 侍姓起源分布与家谱家族

Notable People

Historical Figures

In the Ming period, Shi Jin of Qinghe served as educational instructor of Funing Prefecture during the Zhengde era. During the Jiaqing era of the Qing period, Shi Jing served as an instructor in Jingzhou and Wen'an County; the Qing period also had Shi Chao, a jinshi of the Qianlong gengchen year.

Reference: 中国百家姓一一936 侍姓