Surname Overview
The Shi surname is currently uncommon but widely distributed. It is a Han Chinese surname recorded in the Xu Tongzhi's Genealogical Gazetteer.
Shi Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 23Shi / Shi
Origins
Adoption of a State Name
One origin traces the surname to the Spring and Autumn-period state of Shi, also called Shi in the variant form 邿. After the state was annexed by Lu, its descendants adopted the state name as their surname.
Historical Records
Early Documentary Record
The Xingzuan records that the Shi surname had its commandery origin in Hepu. A record cited from the Yuanhe Xingzuan states that Shi Suo, a person of the Han period, was from Zhu Yuan in Jiaozhi.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commandery Origin and Variant Form
The Shi surname's commandery origin is Hepu, and 邿 is recorded as a variant form.
Migration and Distribution
Present Distribution
Presently recorded distribution includes Guanyang in Guangxi; Fengxin and Xiushui in Jiangxi; Xianghe in Hebei; Taiyuan in Shanxi; Fushun in Sichuan; Yunlin and Hualien in Taiwan; and Ningling in Henan.
Notable People
Historical Figure: Shi Suo
Shi Suo was a Han-period native of Zhu Yuan in Jiaozhi and the husband of Zheng Ce, who later rebelled with her younger sister Zheng Er.
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