Surname Overview
Overview
Si is one of the eight ancient Chinese surnames and is mainly used as a surname.
Sì Surname
Surname profileSì / Ssu
Origins
Origins and Evolution
Its lineage is described as a historical evolution from Si (姒) to Si (似) and then to Si (佀), with Yu the Great as its founding ancestor.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The Records of the Grand Historian states, “Emperor Yu became Xia Hou and established a separate clan, with the surname Si (姒)”; the Kangxi Dictionary explains 㠯 as the ancient form of 以 and a loan character.
Migration and Distribution
Concentration and Distribution
Most people with the 佀 surname currently live in Yuncheng and Weishan counties in Shandong and Qingfeng County in Henan.
Genealogy and Generation Names
Genealogical Account
The 佀 genealogy records that the ancestors regarded “女” as “人” and replaced 女 with 亻, changing 姒 into 似; during the Ming dynasty, they changed 似 into 佀 to avoid calamity amid warfare and conceal their identities.
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