Lu (surname 盧)

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For the county 卢氏县, see Lushi County. For other Chinese surnames also romanized as "Lu", see Lu (surname).
Lú (盧/卢)
State of Qi
Other names
Derivative(s)Lư/Lô (Vietnamese)
Roh/Noh/Ro/No (Korean)
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Lú is the

simplified character. It is also spelled Lo or Loh according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu 盧 is the 52nd most common surname in China,[1] shared by 5.6 million people, or 0.475% of the Chinese population as of 2002.[2] It is especially common in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Hebei provinces.[2] Lu 盧 is listed 167th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[3]

In 2019 it was the 50th most common surname in Mainland China.[4]

Origins

According to the

Changqing District, Shandong province), and many of Gao's descendants adopted Lu 盧 as their surname. This is the main origin of the surname, and Gao Xi is regarded as the founding ancestor of the Lu 盧 surname.[5][7]

According to the Song dynasty encyclopedia Tongzhi, there was a second source of the Lu 盧 surname from the State of Qi. A branch of Duke Huan of Qi's descendants had the surname Lupu (盧蒲), which was later shortened to Lu.[5][6]

A separate source of Lu was the minor state of Luzi 廬子 or Lu 廬 (in modern Anhui province) during the Spring and Autumn period. The descendants of Jili (戢黎), a nobleman of Lu, adopted the name of their state as their surname. Lu 廬 was later simplified to Lu 盧.[5][6]

Distribution

Of the top 30 cities in China, 卢 ranked 9th most common in the city of Nanning.[8]

Later adoption

During the Xianbei Northern Wei dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen (reigned 467–499 AD) implemented a drastic policy of sinicization, ordering his own people to adopt Chinese surnames. The Tufulu (吐伏盧) and Molu (莫盧) clans of Xianbei adopted Lu as their surname. The Xianbei people have since completely assimilated into the Han Chinese.[5][6]

According to the

Hejian Commandery (in modern Cangzhou, Hebei) was a famous scholar of the time. Emperor Yang of Sui granted him the surname Lu 盧. Zhangchou subsequently became known as Lu Taiyi, and was the ancestor of the prosperous Hejian Lu clan.[5]

Lu clan of Fanyang

Main article: Lu clan of Fanyang

In the fourth century BC, the throne of the Qi state was usurped by the Tian clan. Many aristocratic clans that descended from the old ruling house of Jiang (姜), including Lu, fled the state and dispersed all over China.

Fanyang Commandery (modern Beijing). The Fanyang Lu clan later became exceedingly prosperous. During the Jin dynasty (266–420), the Fanyang Lu, together with the Cui clan of Boling, the Wang clan of Taiyuan, the Zheng clan of Xingyang, and the Li clan of Zhao, were considered the five most prominent clans in China (海內五大望族).[7] During the Tang dynasty, eight chancellors were surnamed Lu 盧, including several from Fanyang.[6]

During the Tang dynasty the Li clan of Zhao 趙郡李氏, the Cui clan of Boling, the Cui clan of Qinghe, the Lu clan of Fanyang, the Zheng clan of Xingyang 滎陽鄭氏, the Wang clan of Taiyuan 太原王氏, and the Li clan of Longxi 隴西李氏 were the seven noble clans between whom marriage was banned by law.[9] Their status as "Seven Great surnames" became known during Gaozong's rule.[10]

Notable people

  • Western Han
    dynasty general
  • Eastern Han
    dynasty politician
  • Lu Sidao (盧思道; 531–582), Sui dynasty poet
  • Tang dynasty chancellor
  • Lu Zhaolin (盧照鄰; ca. 634 – ca. 686) Tang dynasty poet
  • Lu Huaishen (盧懷慎; died 716), Tang dynasty chancellor
  • Lu Qi (盧杞; died 785), Tang dynasty chancellor
  • Lu Lun (盧綸; 739–799), Tang dynasty poet
  • Lu Han (盧翰; fl. 8th century), Tang dynasty chancellor
  • Lu Tong (盧仝; died 835), Tang dynasty poet
  • Lu Shang (盧商; 789–859), Tang dynasty chancellor
  • Lu Xi
    (盧攜; died 881), Tang dynasty chancellor
  • Lu Zhi (盧摯; 1243–1315), Yuan dynasty poet
  • Lu Xiangsheng (盧象昇; 1600–1639), Ming dynasty general of Tianxiong Army
  • Lu Kun (盧坤; 1772–1835), Qing dynasty viceroy of Huguang and Liangguang
  • Lu Muzhen (盧慕貞; 1867–1952), Sun Yat-sen's first wife
  • Lu Yongxiang (盧永祥; 1867–1933), warlord
  • C. T. Loo (盧芹齋, Lu Qinzhai; 1880–1957), art dealer
  • Lu Han (盧漢; 1895–1974), Kuomintang general
  • Lu Jiaxi (chemist) (卢嘉锡; 1915–2001), chemist, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Lisa Lu (盧燕; Lu Yan; born 1927), actress
  • Lu Yen (盧炎; Lu Yan; 1930–2008), Taiwanese composer
  • Lu Yonggen ( 卢永根; 1930–2019), plant geneticist, President of South China Agricultural University
  • Lu Ruihua (卢瑞华; born 1938), former Governor of Guangdong province
  • Lo Hoi-pang (盧海鵬; Lu Haipeng; born 1941), Hong Kong actor
  • Lu Hsiu-yi (盧修一; Liu Xiuyi; 1941–1998), Taiwanese politician
  • Lowell Lo (盧冠廷; Lu Guanting; born 1950), Hong Kong musician
  • Anna Lo (盧曼華; Lo Manwah; born 1950), Hong Kong-born Northern Ireland politician
  • Lu Zhangong (卢展工; born 1952), party chief of Fujian and Henan provinces
  • Ken Lo (盧惠光; Lu Huiguang; born 1959), Hong Kong actor and martial artist
  • Money Lo (盧敏儀, born 1960), a Hong Kong actress
  • Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕, born 1961), a Taiwanese politician and former television presenter
  • Ed Lu (盧傑; Lu Jie; born 1963), Chinese-American physicist, NASA astronaut of the International Space Station
  • Lu Shaye (卢沙野; born 1964), diplomat
  • Calvin Lo
    (盧啟賢), Hong Kong businessman
  • Chris Lu (盧沛寧; Lu Peining; born 1966), Chinese-American politician
  • Candy Lo (盧巧音; Lu Qiaoyin; born 1974), Hong Kong singer and actress
  • Monica Lo (卢淑仪; Lu Shuyi; born 1978), Hong Kong-based Canadian actress and model
  • Lu Rui En (卢瑞恩; born 1981), Singaporean actress and singer
  • Lu Yen-Hsun
    (盧彥勳; Lu Yanxun; born 1983), Taiwanese tennis player
  • Lo Kwan Yee (盧均宜; Lu Junyi; born 1984), Hong Kong football player
  • Lo Chun Kit (盧俊傑; Lu Junjie; born 1985), Hong Kong football player
  • Lu Ying-chi (盧映錡; born 1985), Taiwanese weightlifter
  • Crowd Lu (盧廣仲; Lu Guangzhong; born 1985), Taiwanese singer-songwriter
  • Lu Lin (卢琳; born 1985), football player
  • Ellen Joyce Loo (盧凱彤; Lu Kaitong; born 1986), Hong Kong-based Canadian singer-songwriter
  • Lu Lan (卢兰; born 1987), badminton player
  • Lu Junyi (盧俊義), fictional character in the novel Water Margin
  • Anson Lo (盧瀚霆; born 1995), Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor

Notable Korean people with the 盧 surname

  • Lho Shin-yong (盧信永; 1930–2019), 18th Prime Minister of South Korea
  • Roh Tae-woo (盧泰愚; 1932–2021), South Korean president
  • Ro Jai-bong (盧在鳳; born 1936), 22nd Prime Minister of South Korea
  • Roh Moo-hyun (盧武鉉; 1946–2009), South Korean president

References

  1. ^ 最新版百家姓排行榜出炉：王姓成中国第一大姓 [Latest surname ranking: Wang is the number one surname in China]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 2013-04-15. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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  3. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. ^ "新京报 - 好新闻，无止境".
  5. ^ a b c d e f g 卢姓起源 [Origin of the Lu surname] (in Chinese). Government of Henan. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  6. ^ a b c d e 卢 [Lu] (in Chinese). Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Government of Henan. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  7. ^ a b c 卢姓起源,名人及家谱 [Origin and famous people of the Lu surname] (in Chinese). Shangdu. 2008-07-17. Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  8. ^ "https://www.douban.com/group/topic/23803598/"(Chinese)
  9. ^ http://history.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/slides/Dissertation.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine p. 67.
  10. ISBN 978-981-4287-28-9
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