Bai Jia Xing compound surname #31
司徒
司徒 is read as Sītú. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Pinyin
Sītú
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 司徒
Meaning
office-title surname from the ancient Situ civil-governance office
Five element
Metal
Origin
Time: Zhou-period office-title origin, c. 1046-256 BCE
Place: Zhou court civil-governance office
Origin
司徒 was one of the major royal offices in early state administration, responsible for civil order, population, education, and social norms. Surname traditions treat descendants of office holders as adopting Situ.
Name meaning
The name carries a civil-governance and moral-education flavor rather than a place-name flavor.
Historical figures
司徒映 Situ Ying
Situ Ying was a Tang official, giving the surname a historical bearer.