Chishi originated in Shandong in the pre-Qin period, and remained the main gathering place in Shandong in the Ming Dynasty, and then moved to the northeast of Guandong. Kanto includes Dalian, Liaoning Province, so Chi Jia in Dalian originated in Shandong Province.

There are many sources of late surnames. The sources of Han nationality's late surnames are Shang sage and late appointment, Lu Gongzi exhibition, and Confucius disciples. The sources of other nationalities' surnames in the later period are Wei Chi and An Chi of Xianbei nationality, and Chi Jia of Manchu and Mongolian nationality.