归 Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

Gui (歸), pronounced guī, is a rare surname today. It ranks 471st in the Song edition of the Hundred Family Surnames, with its ancestral prominence associated with Jingzhao.

Reference: 归姓_归姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

The recorded origins of the Gui surname mainly comprise two branches: descendants of the ruler of the Huzi state, and descendants of an official of Emperor Shun whose fief was Gui.

Reference: 归(guī)姓-族谱网

Historical Records

Textual Records

The Gui surname is first recorded in the Zhou-period Shiben. Zheng Tongzhi's Genealogical Treatise says the beginning of the surname is unknown and cites the Zuo Commentary on the Gui surname of the Huzi state, which was destroyed by Chu.

Reference: 归(guī)姓-族谱网

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery And Hall

The Gui surname's commandery affiliation is Jingzhao Commandery, approximately the area from present-day Xi'an to Huaxian in Shaanxi. Its hall name is Jingzhao Hall, established from the commandery affiliation.

Reference: 归(guī)姓-族谱网

Migration and Distribution

Distribution

Gui clans are distributed in Zhengzhou and Xinye in Henan; Qinbei and Wuming in Guangxi; Guangzhou in Guangdong; Suzhou and Changshu in Jiangsu; Deqing and Haining in Zhejiang; Jiading and Minhang in Shanghai; Qianxian in Shaanxi; and Taiwan.

Reference: 归姓_归姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Genealogy and Generation Names

Generation Names

The generation-name sequence recorded for the Qinzhou Gui clan in Guangxi is: “Tai, De, Feng, Xi, Cheng, Chao, Guo, Sheng, Xin, Shi, Long, Zong, Pin, Da, Rong (Shu), Chang, Fa, Da, Zhen, Jia, Sheng.”

Reference: 《百家姓》第471姓：归，归姓来源、分布地域与名人介绍 | 速查君