Surname Overview
A Rare Current Surname
The compilation explicitly lists Chui (吹, chuī) as a rare surname currently in use within the Chinese surname system it discusses.
Chuī Surname
Surname profileChuī / Ch'ui
Origins
Court Music Office Theory
The page presents a Ji-lineage theory: descendants of the Western Zhou court music official called the Chuishi (龡师) allegedly adopted the office title as their surname. Citing Zhengzitong secondhand, it identifies 龡 as the original form of 吹, says it was commonly simplified to 吹, and gives chuì as the pronunciation of this branch. This remains the compilation's account rather than an independently verified conclusion.
Historical Records
Surname-Book Attestations
According to the page's secondary account, the surname is included in Xu Tongzhi, Shizu Lüe and first appears in Xing Yuan. The page therefore places its existence no later than the Northern and Southern Dynasties, while explicitly stating that its earliest origin is unknown; the original works were not independently verified here.
Migration and Distribution
Reported Present-Day Distribution
The page explicitly reports the surname in Taiyuan, Shanxi, and Fugou, Henan, but provides neither a migration history nor population figures tied to a stated year.
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