Bai Jia Xing compound surname #34
司寇
司寇 is read as Sīkòu. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Pinyin
Sīkòu
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 司寇
Meaning
office-title surname from Sikou, the justice or penal office
Five element
Metal
Origin
Time: Zhou-period office-title origin, c. 1046-256 BCE
Place: Zhou judicial office
Origin
司寇 was the office responsible for punishments, prohibitions, and judicial order. Surname traditions include Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn office-holder branches.
Name meaning
The name carries law, correction, public order, and judicial responsibility.
Historical figures
苏忿生 Su Fensheng
Su Fensheng is treated in tradition as an early Sikou office-holder.