Shǐ (史) is a Chinese surname meaning "history" of "official historiographer". It is romanized Shih in Wade–Giles, or Sze or Si in Cantonese romanization. According to a 2008 study, it was the 82nd most common name in China. A 2013 study found that it is shared by 2.85 million people, or 0.210% of the population, with the province with the most people being Henan.中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 It is the 63rd name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.K. S. Tom. (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. .
Origins It is said to be borne by descendants of Cang Jie, the official historiographer during the reign of the mythical Huang Di, the ‘Yellow Emperor’The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland Shi (史), post name of an official in charge of recording historical events during the Western Zhou dynasty. Later, the surname was subsequently adopted as a surname by descendants of official historiographers in many regional states during the Spring and Autumn period adopted as a surname by the Sogdians, and became one of the "Nine Sogdian Surnames", also known as ‘nine surnames of Zhaowu’ adopted as a surname by the Ashina tribe (阿史那), a Turkic tribe during the Tang dynasty descendants of Shi Ji (史繼), who was bestowed with the surname by Emperor Suzong of Tang
Notable people Empress Shi (Xin dynasty) (史皇后), empress during the Xin dynasty Shi Dongpeng (史冬鹏), a Chinese hurdler who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles. Shi Zhi (史侄), a Zhou-era public officer Shi Siming (史思明), emperor of the Yan dynasty Shi Miyuan (史彌遠), politician during the Southern Song dynasty Shi Kefa (史可法), politician during the Southern Ming dynasty Shi Liangcai (史量才, 1880–1934), a journalist Shi Meng (史萌), athlete from the People's Republic of China who competes in triathlon Shi Liang (footballer) (史亮), a footballer Shi Jiuyong (史久镛), an International Court of Justice judge Shi Liang (史良), Chinese lawyer, activist, and first Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China Yuanchun Shi (史元春), Chinese computer scientist
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