Surname Overview
A Rare Surname
Zi is a rare Chinese surname with fewer than one thousand bearers.
梓 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 14Origins
Descendants of Ziren Officials
In the Zhou period, the official title Ziren denoted a woodworker; descendants adopted the official title as their surname.
Descendants of Zishen
One lineage is recorded as descending from Zishen of the Spring and Autumn period and adopting an ancestor's personal name as its surname.
Historical Records
Textual Attestations
The surname is included in Zheng Tongzhi: Shizu Lue. Zheng Qiao described its bearers as descendants of the Lu official Zishen, while Xingshi Kaolue recorded Zishen as being of Zheng.
Migration and Distribution
Modern Distribution
The surname occurs in Chengdu and Zitong in Sichuan, Huangshan in Anhui, Feicheng and Yishui in Shandong, Yiyang in Henan, Hengzhou in Hunan, and Zhaoqing, Chenghai, and Gaozhou in Guangdong; it is comparatively more numerous in Xiangtan.
Notable People
Ziqing
Ziqing, a native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period, is a recorded historical bearer of the surname.
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