Yi is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese characters, named after historical figure Hou Yi (not the similarly named and related mythological figure). It is romanized I in Wade–Giles. Yi is listed 210th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China in the present, with a noticeable lack of notable people compared to other surnames in the text.
Notable people Source:
Yi Hanqing (born 1935), ethnic Mongol Chinese Communist Party member and politician Yi Zhong (1368–1398), chief magistrate of Suining
See also
Yi (surname 易) Yi (surname 伊)
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