Yi / Yi
Yi is a Chinese surname, mainly distributed in Beijing, Shandong, Hebei, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Henan, Hunan, Shanxi, Sichuan, Anhui, Gansu, Guangxi, Fujian, and Taiwan; its historical commanderies included Xiangyang, Henan, Xingyang, and Pingyuan.
Six origins are recorded for the Yi surname: the Zi lineage from Shang Tang, whose courtesy name was Tianyi; the Ji lineage from the Lu ducal clan; the Beidi of the Spring and Autumn period; and branches from the Xianbei Yifu and Yinanlou groups and from a minister of a Xiongnu king who received the surname.
The surname's origins are recorded in works including the Ji Jiu Pian, Tongzhi: Clan Records, Book of Wei, Book of Wei: Treatise on Official Surnames, and History of the Five Dynasties.
The recorded commanderies are Xiangyang, Henan, and Pingyang. The hall names are Xiangyang Hall, Henan Hall, and Pingyang Hall, each established from its commandery designation.
Many Yi families are distributed in Beijing, Shandong, Suqian, Haizhou in Lianyungang, Guanyun, Yangzhou, Wuqing in Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Dong'an in Yongzhou, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan, and Taiwan; the surname ranks 66th in Taiwan.
Recorded historical figures include Yi Ying, Yi Gui, Yi Qiangu, Yi Bangcai, Yi Xuan, and Yi Guan. Genealogical generation names are recorded for branches in Huaibei, Anhui; Xiajin, Dezhou, Shandong; Jinan, Shandong; and another Yi branch.
Recorded generation-name sequences include those of Huaibei, Anhui; Xiajin, Dezhou, Shandong; Jinan, Shandong; and another Yi branch.
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