Yu (Chinese surname)

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Yu is the

于, 由, 魚 (鱼), 漁(渔), 楀, 俞(兪), 喻 (this character is 35th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem), 於, 遇, 虞, 郁, 尉, 禹, 游, 尤, 庾, 娛(娱), and 茹
(Rú).

The most common of the Yu surnames are 于, 余, and 俞. In China, 0.62% of the population have the family name 于 in 2002 (about 7.4 million), and this surname is most common in Shandong province and northeastern China.[1] Around 0.41% of the population have the surname 余 in 2002 (over five million), and it is most common in Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.[2] The 俞 surname represents around 0.12% of China's population.

Surname Yu (于)

Main article: Yu (surname 于)

Surname Yu (余)

Main article: Yú (surname 余)

Surname Yu (俞)

History

Yu (

The Yellow Emperor
. The two words are closely related and the family name was change from Yu (腧) to Yu (俞).

During the

State of Chu . The surname is also found in various minority people such as the Yi people (彝), Hui people
(回), etc.

It is the 57th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[3]

Prominent people with family name 俞

In Korean the name is transcribed as Yoo.

  • Yu Hung-Chun
  • Yu Kuo-Hwa

Surname Yu (虞)

The surname was derived from the State of Yú 虞国. The name is transliterated as Ngu in Vietnamese but is very rare in Vietnam.

History

According to Chinese legend, Yu (

Yu Shun. When Yu Shun was getting old, he took his initiative to hand over the state power to Da Yu. Da Yu granted Yu Shun's son Shang Jun (商均) the Yu kingdom (虞国, now in Yucheng
, Henan Province). Later, the descendants of Shang Jun took the name of the kingdom as their surname.

During the

Zhou Wu Wang (1,134-1,115BC) granted the descendants of Zhongyong of Wu, the son of King Tai of Zhou, territory to the northeast of Pinglu in Shanxi
. The kingdom was named Yu (虞国) and they took the name of Yu (虞) after the kingdom.

Prominent people with family name 虞

Others

Surname 魚

The name is transliterated as Ngư in Vietnamese but is very rare in Vietnam.

Surname 郁

The name is transliterated as Úc/Uất in Vietnamese but is very rare in Vietnam.

Surname 庾

The name is transliterated as Dữu in Vietnamese but is very rare in Vietnam.

Prominent people with family name 庾

See also

References

  1. ^ 袁义达, 张诚 (2002). 中国姓氏: 群体遗传和人口分布. East China Normal University Press. p. 83.
  2. ^ 袁义达, 张诚 (2002). 中国姓氏: 群体遗传和人口分布. East China Normal University Press. pp. 100–102.
  3. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9
    .

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