Surname Overview
Pronunciation and Current Status
The surname 淇 is pronounced qí and is relatively rare today.
qí Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 2qí
Origins
Geography of the Qi River
The Qi River was historically a tributary of the Yellow River and originated in present-day Lin County, Henan; it is also recorded as rising near Linqi Town southeast of Lin County.
Historical Records
Record in Xingshi Kaolue
Xingshi Kaolue records the surname 淇 and notes that it took the Qi River as the surname.
Migration and Distribution
Current Distribution
The surname 淇 is found in Jinggu, Yunnan; Yifeng, Jiangxi; and Taichung, Taiwan.
Notable People
Qi Bangyan of the Ming Dynasty
Qi Bangyan, a native of Jinjiang in Fujian, served as registrar of Haimen County in the thirty-ninth year of the Wanli reign under the Ming Shenzong Emperor and is recorded in Tongzhou Zhili Zhou Zhi.
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