Shi Surname

Surname Overview

A Rare Surname

The surname 視 is pronounced Shì and is relatively rare today.

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Origins

The Shi Mo Line

Shi Mo, also written Shi Mo with the character 默, was one of Fuxi's six assistants and is recorded as the beginning of the surname; this account appears in Lunyu Zhaixiangfu and Xingyuan.

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A Xianbei Origin

The surname Shi was present among the Xianbei during the Jin period.

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Migration and Distribution

Modern Distribution

The surname is geographically widespread, with bearers in Shanghai, Wuhan in Hubei, and Changzhi and Yuncheng in Shanxi.

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Notable People

Early Figures

Shi Yi, a man of Wey in the Spring and Autumn period, was also written as 式夷. In the Jin period, the Xianbei Tuyuhun figure Shi Lian was the son of Bixi, and Shi Lian's son Shi Pi became King of Bailan.

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A Song-Dynasty Figure

Shi Mi of Dexing earned the jinshi degree during the Xianchun era of the Song dynasty and successively served in the Three Offices of Raozhou Circuit and as an editor; his record appears in Jiangxi Tongzhi.

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