Xi Surname

Surname Overview

Population and Ranking

The Xi surname has approximately 9,000 bearers, is classified as rare, and ranks 762nd.

Reference: 喜氏百科-喜氏族谱-喜氏起源-喜氏家谱-族谱网

Origins

Youshi Lineage

One Xi lineage is traced to the Youshi clan of the Xia period. Youshi was also called Youxi, and after its state was destroyed, its descendants formed the Shi and Xi surnames.

Reference: 喜姓_喜姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Descendants of King Xi of Yan

Another lineage is identified as descendants of King Xi of Yan in the Warring States period who adopted his personal name as their surname; this line is associated with the Ji surname.

Reference: 喜姓_喜姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Shi-Surname and Manchu Branches

A Yangzhou branch changed its surname from Shi to Xi. The Manchu Xi surname was shortened from Xitala and has a different origin from the Han Chinese Xi surname.

Reference: 喜姓_喜姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Distribution, Notable Person, and Commandery

The Xi surname is found in Guangfeng and Xingguo in Jiangxi, Linying in Henan, Jiading in Shanghai, Huainan in Anhui, Wujin in Jiangsu, Taiwan, Liaoning, Beijing, and Luding in Sichuan. Xi Xin served as a military governor during the Ming Chenghua era, and the surname's commandery affiliation is Taiyuan.

Reference: 喜氏百科-喜氏族谱-喜氏起源-喜氏家谱-族谱网

Migration and Distribution

Migration to Henan and Xizhuang

In the late Ming and early Qing periods, one Xi branch migrated from Hongdong, Shanxi, to Henan. Xizhuang in Henan had fewer than 300 Xi residents and was identified as the largest known concentration of the surname.

Reference: 喜氏百科-喜氏族谱-喜氏起源-喜氏家谱-族谱网