The origins and historical data of the surname Shi are: derived from the surname Ji, derived from the surname Zi, derived from the surname Ji, derived from the surname Ying, and derived from the surname Li.
1. Originated from the surname Ji
It comes from Shi Que, the grandson of Weijingbo, the sixth grandson of Kang Shu in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a surname based on the ancestor's name. According to historical records such as "Compilation of Yuanhe Surnames" and "Genealogy of Young Masters in the Spring and Autumn Period", during the Spring and Autumn Period, Shi Que, the grandson of Wei Jingbo, the sixth grandson of Uncle Kang, was also known as Shi Que. He was a virtuous minister of Wei State and made great contributions to Wei State. Doctor Wei.
Zuo Qiuming, a historian of the Warring States Period, praised Shi Que in "The Biography of the Zuo Family in the Spring and Autumn Period" and said: "Shi Que is a pure minister. He is an evil state, but he is generous and generous. This is what it means to destroy relatives for righteousness!" "Shi Que's great wisdom, courage and righteousness in killing relatives during this incident were praised by later generations of gentlemen.
2. Originated from the surname Zi
It comes from Gongzi Duan of the Song Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a surname based on the name of the ancestor. According to the historical record "Spring and Autumn Gongzi Genealogy", during the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Duan of the Song Dynasty, whose courtesy name was Zishi, was the second son of Song Pinggong Zicheng. His descendants all took the ancestor's surname as their surname, and were called the Shi family. It has been passed down from generation to generation to this day. Shangqiu Shi family.
3. Originated from the surname Ji
It comes from Dr. Fengyou, the son of Zheng Guogong in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a surname based on the name of the ancestor. According to the historical record "Spring and Autumn Gongzi Genealogy", during the Spring and Autumn Period, one of the descendants of the Duke of Zheng was Gongzi Feng, the son of Zheng Mugong Ji Zilan, whose courtesy name was Shigui. ) served as a senior official and sent many of his sons as envoys to Wei and Qi. Among the descendants of Gongzi Feng, there are those who take the ancestor's name as their surname, and are called the Shi family. From generation to generation, they are called the Dahe Shi family.
4. Originated from the surname Ying
It comes from the Shizuo family of Qin State during the Spring and Autumn Period. The Shizuo family is a compound surname of an aristocratic family in the early Qin Dynasty. They originally lived in Qinyi (now Qincheng in Tianshui, Gansu Province). At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, among Confucius's disciples, there was one named Shi Zuoshu, who was called Shi Zishu in the historical book "Confucius Family Talk". Shi Zuoshu, named Ziming and Zhuozi, was born in Ji (now Shilipu Township, Gangu, Tianshui, Gansu). In Shi Zuoshu's hometown, there were originally stone tombs and stone temples, but unfortunately they have been abandoned for a long time.
5. It comes from the change of surname from Li to Shi.
It is a change of surname to Shi to avoid disaster. Shi's family in Laicun, Guanqiao Town, Tengzhou, Shandong. This branch of the Shi family is not the descendant of Shi Que, a pure minister of the Shi family of the Wei Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Instead, in the late Ming Dynasty, the loyal minister Li Sancai was persecuted by traitors. In order to avoid being pursued by officers and soldiers, his family named Shi Que as their clan. .
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shi surname