Chī Surname

Surname Overview

A Rare Surname

The Chi surname is now extremely rare and is regarded as the most direct surname marker of descent from Chi You.

Reference: 这四大姓氏，可能不是炎黄子孙，而是蚩尤后人，快来看看有没有你_部落_黄帝和_中原地区

Origins

Descendants of Chi You

The Chi clan is recorded as descending directly from Chi You, with one branch adopting Chi as its surname and continuing through later generations.

Reference: 如果你是这4个姓氏之一，可能不是炎黄子孙，而是蚩尤的后裔_部落_九黎_蚩姓

Historical Records

Record in the Shizudian

The Shizudian section of the Minglun Huibian states: “The Chi clan descends from the Chi You clan.”

Reference: 如果你是这4个姓氏之一，可能不是炎黄子孙，而是蚩尤的后裔_部落_九黎_蚩姓

Adoption from a Polity Name

The Yuanhe Xingcuan passage quoted in Gujin Xingshi Bianzheng identifies Chi as descendants of Chi You and says the surname was adopted from a polity name; the Lushi, Biography of Chi You also records a Central Plains lineage using Chi You as its surname.

Reference: 如果你是这4个姓氏之一，可能不是炎黄子孙，而是蚩尤的后裔_部落_九黎_蚩姓

Migration and Distribution

Concentration in Xuchang

The surname’s place of origin is traced to Xuchang, Henan; the Chi population in Xuchang’s Dongcheng District is said to account for more than 70 percent of Han Chinese bearing the surname.

Reference: 如果你是这4个姓氏之一，可能不是炎黄子孙，而是蚩尤的后裔_部落_九黎_蚩姓

Surname Changes

Chi Fuzhou of Guoji Village in Xuchang, Henan, stated that few people retained the Chi surname and that some clan members changed their surname to Chi, written 池 or 迟.

Reference: 这四大姓氏，可能不是炎黄子孙，而是蚩尤后人，快来看看有没有你_部落_黄帝和_中原地区