Surname Overview
Xi is a relatively rare current surname, pronounced xī, found among the Han and Tujia peoples; among the Tujia, the surname was later sometimes changed to Xie.
Xi Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 5Xi / Xi
Origins
One account traces the surname to the ancient State of Xi and the descendants of Marquis Xi, giving rise to the surnames Xi and Xi with the character 昔; another places Xi among the seven surnames of the Ba Banshun Man in the Han period.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The Zheng Tongzhi: Shizu Lue records the surname Xi under the entering-tone section and states that a Xi clan leader existed in Ba during the Later Han.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution
The Xi surname is found in Loudi, Hunan; Gangu, Gansu; Datong, Shanxi; Xian County, Hebei; Wuhan, Hubei; Wujin, Jiangsu; and Songtao, Guizhou.
Notable People
Historical Figure
Xi Bin served as Chancellor of Shu.
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