Surname Overview
Qi (綺) is pronounced qǐ. It is a rare surname, with fewer than one thousand bearers, ranked 2732nd in the current listing.
Qǐ Surname
Surname profileQǐ / Ch'i
Origins
The Qili Origin
One account traces the surname to Qili Ji, one of the Four Hoaryheads of Shangshan in the early Han period; the surname arose from his residence in Qili.
A Spring and Autumn Alternative
Another record identifies Qiwu in the Han Feizi as a person of the Spring and Autumn period, indicating that the Qi surname already existed then.
Historical Records
Early Textual Attestation
The Records of the Grand Historian, in “The Hereditary House of the Marquis of Liu,” lists Qili Ji together with Dongyuan Gong, Master Luli, and Xia Huang Gong as the four men.
Notable People
Historical Figure: Qi Song
Qi Song was a native of Chu during the Han period.
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