Qí / Ch'i
The source explicitly lists “麒” as a currently uncommon surname and states that it is found today in places including Taiyuan and Changzhi in Shanxi. It does not specify an ethnic affiliation, so no ethnic classification is inferred.
The source quotes China Surnames Complete as saying that “Qilintong” was also written “Qilingtong” and that the character 麒 was later used as a surname. However, the page immediately says “姑妄听之” and adds that it does not know whether anyone later bore 麒 as a surname. This is therefore only a possible stage-name-to-surname explanation, not an established origin or shared lineage.
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