Qi, in the ranking of large surnames, ranked 101st in New China; later ranked 103rd, 104th, and 106th respectively; in the latest seventh census, it dropped to 107.
The Qi surname has five or six origins, orthodoxy is the most important branch, from the fuxi and Yandi bloodlines, for the descendants of the State of Qi founded by Jiang Ziya and Lü Shang, taking the country as a surname, the surname is in linzi district of present-day Zibo City, Shandong. Qi surnamed Wangdi include: Runan, present-day Zhumadian, Henan; Zhongshan, ancient Lingshou, near present-day Pingshan, Hebei; and Gaoyang, in present-day eastern Baoding, Hebei Province. The distribution of people with the surname Qi is now mostly distributed in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Anhui, Shaanxi, Northeast and other places, about 75%. The people with the surname Qi in the northeast are mostly immigrants from Shandong and Henan. Most of the people with the surname Qi in the south are immigrants from the Central Plains centered on Henan. The Qi surname has produced many glorious sages and ancient and modern officials and celebrities. as:
Ancient and modern officials include: Qi Ying and Qi Kang in the Tang Dynasty, and the ancient important ministers were Qi Ming, Qi Gong (Jin Dynasty), Qi Shou, Qi Huan, Qi Khan, Qi Xiang, Qi Kuo, Qi Tang, Qi Tai, Qi Wang, Qi Jiruo, Qi Zhiluan, Qi Tianjue, Qi Chengyan, and so on.
Modern and contemporary officials (at or above the provincial and ministerial levels) are: Qi Xuchun, Qi Yanming, Qi Huaiyuan, Qi Ji, Qi Ping, Qi Yiding, Qi Moujia, Qi Zhenying, Qi Anchang, Qi Yongcun, Qi Wenjian, Qi Pingtang, Qi Guangcai, Qi Qinliang, Qi Shuchun, Qi Zhongtang, Qi Minyou, Qi Yongcun, etc. The revolutionary old man is united.
The ancient and modern military circles include: Qi Wannian, Qi Shen, Qi Xieyuan (warlord) and so on. Contemporary military circles include: Qi Zhengjun, Qi Zhongheng, Qi Lianyun, Qi Dingyin, Qi Yong, Qi Muxi, Qi Tao, Qi Anju, Qi Jian, Qi Ke, Qi Baowen, Qi Bingyan, Qi Changming, Qi Chunyi, Qi Anju, Qi Dexue, Qi Dongran, Qi Guanglin, Qi Hongtao, Qi Huanxiang, Qi Jiaming, Qi Lutong, Qi Sanping, Qi Shulin, Qi Yanping, Qi Xicai, Qi Haitian, Qi Xinxue, Qi Zhichang, and so on.
National combat heroes and advanced model figures Qi Xin, Qi Jinhu, Qi Tinghan, etc.
Since the Yuan Dynasty, science and technology and medical and health circles: Qi Yanhuai, Qi Kang, Qi Ming, Qi Zhaoming, Qi Xuzhe, Qi Zhenyuan, Qi Dezhi, etc.
Cultural knowledge and education circles: In ancient times, there were: Qi Tui, Qi Ji, Qi Zhouhua, Qi Zhaonan, Qi Meisun, Qi Yu; in modern times, there were: Qi Sihe, Qi Shirong, Qi Biting, Qi Guansan, Qi Guanshan, Qi Rushan, Qi Dengke, Qi Jianru, Qi Zhenhai, Qi Zhongyan, Qi Yue, Qi Songtao, Qi Dongfang. Ancient and modern calligraphy and painting circles: Qi Jiao, Qi Cao, Qi Man, Qi Min, Qi Huaishou, Qi Ne'an, Qi Luren, Qi Mudong, Qi Juxiang, Qi Xueqiu, Qi Jian, Qi Qi, Qi Qing, Qi Baishi, Qi Liangkun, Qi Huijuan (Qi Baishi's granddaughter). Performing arts and sports: Qi Huadan, Qi Haitang, Qi Qin, Qi Yu Qimi, Qi Haifeng, Qi Bingxi, Qi Baoxiang, Qi Baohua, Qi Hui, Qi Feng, etc.
It should be noted that due to the limited information, the collection of Important People and Celebrities with the surname Qi is not complete enough. In addition, more than a dozen Qi monarchs and Qi celebrities in Inner Mongolia were not included.