Yì Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

The surname Yi is pronounced Yì, has approximately 10,000 bearers, is rare, and ranks 726th.

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Origins

Enfeoffed Settlement

The surname derives from the Si surname and from the descendants of Yu the Great in the Spring and Autumn period, who adopted the name of their fief. A Si-surname minister of Wei, descended from Yu the Great, was enfeoffed at Yi, and his descendants took Yi as their surname.

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Historical Records

Classical Attestations

The surname is recorded in the Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi's Clan Records. Shuowen Tongxun Dingsheng treats Yi as a phonetic loan for si, and related records appear in the Book of Poetry and the Gongyang Commentary.

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery and Hall

The surname's commandery is Hedong, covering areas including present-day Shanxi and southwestern Shanxi. No hall name is recorded.

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Migration and Distribution

Today, bearers of the surname are found in Songjiang in Shanghai, Qingyuan in Liaoning, Pingdu in Shandong, Taiyuan in Shanxi, Hancheng in Shaanxi, Lushi in Henan, and Changshou and Nanjiang in Sichuan.

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Notable People

Historical Figures

In the Song dynasty, Yi Ziyuan of Puzhou was a presented scholar who became known for his writing. In the Ming dynasty, Yi Qian of Daizhou passed the civil examination during the Yongle era and served as investigating censor, vice minister of the Dali Temple, vice chief censor, and right administrative commissioner of Jiaozhi.

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