Surname Overview
Pronunciation and Overview
The surname 仕 is pronounced shì. It is relatively rare today and occurs among both Han and Bai people.
仕 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 2Origins
Uncertain Origin
The precise origin of the surname remains uncertain. Xingshi Xunyuan proposes that hereditary officeholding families adopted it as a surname or that it developed from 士, but no specific origin is established.
Historical Records
Historical Attestations
The surname first appears in Xing Yuan. It is also included in the clan-name sections of Xu Tongzhi and Qing Tongzhi, where it is classified under the rising tone.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The surname is geographically widespread, occurring in Shanghai; Wuhan and Laohekou in Hubei; Hejiang in Sichuan; Qiubei in Yunnan; Jize in Hebei; Taiyuan in Shanxi; and locations in Shandong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan, and Jiangsu.
Notable People
Historical Figures
In the Ming dynasty, Shi Feng of Changli served as registrar of Yangxin County, Shandong, during the Zhengtong era, while Shi Wancang served as an administrative officer in Chengdu Prefecture. In the Qing dynasty, Shi Bingzhe earned the jinshi degree in the Xinwei year of the Qianlong reign.
Genealogy and Generation Names
Juxian Genealogy
Shijiagou Village in Juxian County, Shandong, has a Shi clan genealogy said to have been begun by the branch of Shi Linzu during the Ming dynasty's Wanli era; it records twenty-one generations.
Continue your family research
Start with ancestral counties, villages, personal names and dates. Record genealogy titles, volumes, editions and catalog identifiers. A shared surname does not prove a shared lineage; compare branch records.
Surname attestation references
These catalogs or datasets attest written names, not every origin or lineage claim on this page.
This page includes automatically organized material. Check the references and original family documents.
Add or correct information
Submit the information and a reference link for possible inclusion on this page.