Fei () is a traditional

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

. It was 65th in the

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dyn ...

.K. S. Tom. 989(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom.

University of Hawaii Press A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

. . This surname has three main sources. Two of them are from the State of Lu during the

Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou period. The period's name derives fr ...

(722–481 BC), part of present-day Shandong province. A senior official of the state of Lu was granted a city named Fei, while the son of a certain duke was granted a county named Fei. Both of these place names were adopted by descendants as surnames. A third source of the name is Fei Zhong, a high minister of the

Yin Dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and f ...

(1401–1122 BC).http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Fei-civil-war.ashx

Notable people

* Fei Hsiao-Tung, professor of sociology and anthropology *

Fei Junlong Major general Fei Junlong (; born 5 May 1965) is a Chinese military pilot and an taikonaut. He was the commander of Shenzhou 6, the second crewed spaceflight of China's space program, and was selected as commander for the Shenzhou 15 mission to ...

, commander of the second Chinese space flight *

Fei Wuji Fei Wuji (; died 515 BCE) was a corrupt official of the state of Chu during the reign of King Ping whose persecution of Crown Prince Jian and the family of Wu Zixu led to the defeat and decline of Chu. Life and death According to ''Lüshi Chun ...

, corrupt minister of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period *

Fei Xiang Fei Xiang (born Bart Hsiao Luan Phillips, known as Kris Phillips; ) is a Taiwanese American pop icon and musical singer who was one of the biggest popular music acts in China during the 1980s. Early life Born to an American father and a Chines ...

(transcription of the English name “

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”), Taiwanese-American pop singer *

Fei Yi Fei Yi (died 16 February 253), courtesy name Wenwei, was a regent and military general of the state of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late Eastern Han dynasty, Fei Yi started his career as an attendant to Liu Shan, ...

, regent of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period * Fei Yu-ching (Stage-name), Taiwanese singer *

Fei Qinyuan Fei Qinyuan (; born March 20, 2001 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese idol singer. She is a member of Team HII of Chinese idol group SNH48, as well as its sub-unit, Color Girls. Early life Fei started learning archery and designing from a young ...

, member of

SNH48 SNH48 is a Chinese idol girl group based in Shanghai. Following AKB48's creator Yasushi Akimoto's concept of "idols you can meet", the group features dozens of female members around the age of 20, who perform regularly in the group's own thea ...

Italian surname

Alessandro Fei (disambiguation) Alessandro Fei may refer to: * Alessandro Fei (painter) (1543–1592), Italian painter *Alessandro Fei (volleyball) Alessandro Fei (born 29 November 1978) is an Italian men's volleyball player, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team a ...

Giacomo Fei Giacomo Fei (born February 10, 1992 in Arezzo) is an Italian professional football player currently playing for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione team Atletico Arezzo on loan from ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina ...

(born 1992), Italian footballer

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Notable people

Italian surname

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