Origins
Origin as an Official Title Surname
According to the account cited by 姓氏考略 from 古今姓氏书辨证, the surname derives from the descendants of Bi Situ in the state of Qi; the source considers this to be a surname formed from an official title.
Bi Surname
Surname profileBi / Pi
Research Notes
Relation to 辟
The source says that 壁 was also written 辟, and that 壁司徒 was likewise written 辟司徒. It states that 壁 and 辟 were originally the same surname but are now different surnames; therefore, the currently used surnames should not be automatically merged.
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