Xi (surname)
Xi is the romanization in Pinyin of several different Chinese family names, including:
- / This is the most common surname romanized "Xi", making up approximately 0.01% of the population of Mainland China.
People
奚
It is the 45th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem written during the Song dynasty, around 1000 years ago.- Ming Xi, Chinese fashion model
- Xi Aihua, Chinese rower
- Xi Xiaoming, Chinese judge
席
It is the 133rd name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem. During the Chu–Han Contention, many people surnamed Ji changed their surname to Xi because of naming taboo of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, whose given name was Ji.習/习
It is 332nd in the Hundred Family Surnames poem. However it is not among the 400 most common surnames, occupying 0.01% of the Han population.- Xi Zuochi, Chinese historian
- Xi Zhongxun, Chinese politician, father of Xi Jinping
- Xi Jinping, Chinese politician, CCP general secretary and 6th paramount leader of China
- Xi Mingze, only child and daughter of Xi Jinping
郗
It is 234th in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.- Xiaoxing Xi, American physicist