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Yi (易), also romanized as Yee, Yick, Yik, Jek is a Chinese surname. A 2013 study found that it was the 114th most-common name, shared by 1.75 million people, or 0.130% of the population, with the largest province being
Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...
.中国四百大姓 Front Cover,
Yuan Yida Yuan Yida () is a researcher from the Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is a leading researcherPeople's Daily OnlineChina has 4100 meaningful surnames January 13, 2006. on Chinese surnames in ma ...
, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013


Place of origin

According to the book ''
Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese language , Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book ...
'', the Yi family originated from Jiang ( ) family who moved to Yi county (present day Chang county in
Hebei Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...
province). The other place of origin is Yi county (present day Yi county in Hebei province). During the period of
Qin dynasty The Qin dynasty ( ) was the first Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng enga ...
, the Yi family were mainly situated at
Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...
and
Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...
. At the end of
Eastern Han The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...
dynasty until the beginning of Southern and Northern Dynasties period, they started to scatter across the central plains, and moving toward present day
Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...
province.


Notable people (易)


Yi

* Yi Baidi (易白荻; born 1993), Chinese footballer * Yi Chu-huan (易楚寰; born 1987), Taiwanese professional tennis player * Yi Fuxian (易富贤), Chinese demographer and obstetrics & gynecology researcher * Yi Gang (易纲; born 1958), Chinese economist * Yi Huiman (易会满; born 1964), Chinese banker and politician * Ian Yi (易柏辰; born 1996), Taiwanese actor, singer, rapper, dancer * Yi Jet Qi (易桀齊; born 1974), Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter * Yi Jianlian (易建联; born 1987), Chinese professional basketball player * Kevin Yi (易家揚), Taiwanese lyricist, music industry professional, marketing executive * Yi Kuo-juei (易國瑞; 1906–1990), Chinese Air Force pilot * Yi Li (易立; born 1987), Chinese professional basketball coach and former player *
Yi Lianhong Yi Lianhong (; born September 1959) is a Chinese politician. Originally from Hunan province, Yi rose through the ranks as an academic at the provincial party school; he later served as party secretary of Yueyang and party secretary of Changsha, b ...
(易炼红; born 1959), Chinese politician * Yi Lijun (易麗君; 1934–2022), Chinese translator, one of the foremost translators of Polish fiction * Lucy Yi Zhenmei (易貞美; 1815–1862), Chinese Catholic saint * Yi Peiji (易培基; 1880–1937), Chinese politician, scholar, educator * Yi Pengfei (易鹏飞; born 1962), Chinese former politician * Yi Siling (易思玲; born 1989), Chinese sport shooter, Olympic gold medalist * Yi Wei-chen (易緯鎮; born 1988), Taiwanese sprinter * Yi Xianlong (易县龙; born 2001), Chinese footballer * Yi Yuanji (易元吉; c. 1000–1064), Northern Song dynasty painter, famous for his realistic paintings of animals *
Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing Yi Zhenxing (, born 15 July 1984, English name: ''Show Joy''), better known by his online name Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing (), is a Chinese Internet celebrity An Internet celebrity, also referred to as an Internet personality, is an individual ...
(born Yi Zhenxing; 易振兴; 1984), Chinese Internet celebrity, screenwriter, director * Yi Zhongtian (易中天; born 1947), Chinese historian, author, scholar, TV personality * Yi Zuolin (易作霖; 1897–1945), Chinese linguist, educator, philanthropist


Others

* Chia-Shun Yih (易家训; 1918–1997), Chinese American engineer and physicists * Yee Chih-yen (易智言; born 1959), Taiwanese film director and screenwriter * Frankie Yick (易志明; born 1953), member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong *
Jackson Yee Jackson Yee ( zh, s= 易 烊 千 玺, t= 易 烊 千 璽, p=Yì Yángqiānxǐ; born 28 November 2000) is a Chinese actor, singer, and member of the boy band TFBoys. He starred in television series '' The Longest Day in Chang'an'' (2019) and f ...
(易烊千璽; born 2000), Chinese actor, singer, dancer * Jek Yeun Thong (易润堂; 1930–2018), Singaporean politician


Fictional people

*Master Yi, the Wuji Bladesman (), a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''
League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...
'' *Yi, a Chinese Wild Kratts Girl, from the TV show '' Wild Kratts''


References

{{Reflist Chinese-language surnames Individual Chinese surnames