The historical origin of Wu surname

Wu surname is a multi-ethnic and multi-origin ancient surname, ranking eighth in the list of surnames in Chinese mainland in 20 15, accounting for 2.05% of the Han population in China, with about 27.8 million people. Ranked sixth in the song version of Hundred Family Names.

The origin of Wu surname:

1, derived from Jiang. Long before the Yellow Emperor, there was a tribe called Jiang, and his totem was Qian Yu. Li Yu is a benevolent beast in ancient mythology. It is said that it has the body of a tiger and the head of a lion, white hair and black stripes, a long tail and a kind nature. It can't even step on grass, and only eats animals that die naturally. "Shan Hai Jing" said: "As big as a tiger, colorful, the tail is longer than the body. It's called Yu Yu and travels thousands of miles a day. "

In ancient times, Yu and Wu were homophonic, followed by homophonic, with similar glyphs and can be used universally. It was not until the Warring States period that Yu and Wu began to distinguish. So this tribe interprets totem as witch and takes witch as its family name. Wu tribe is brave and good at hunting, and its leader is Wu Quan, the minister of Emperor Yan. It should be noted that Emperor Yan is a title or position, held by different people from generation to generation. The man who served as Emperor Yan at the same time as the Yellow Emperor was the last Emperor Yan.

Wu tribe is active in Longdong County, Shaanxi Province, and their place of residence is called Wu Shan. Among the descendants of Wu Quan, there was a woman named Wu Shu who married Shaodian of the Xiong tribe and gave birth to a son, the later Yellow Emperor. During the Xia Dynasty, the Wu tribe migrated to Guanjin (now Wuyi East, Hebei Province). During the period of Shao Kang in Wang Xia, there was a man named Wu He in the Wu tribe. He was famous for being good at shooting. He used to shoot with the then archer Hou Yi. This tribe of Jiang surnamed Wu, who later took Wu as the surname, has a history of more than 5,000 years.

2. Ng Wui family from Zhu Rong. Zhuan Xu's grandson Lao Tong has two sons: Li Zhonghe Ng Wui. Our clan lives in Jiang's hometown of Wu tribe. At that time, it was in the era of Shun, who entrusted the glorious mission of taking charge of the fire. At that time, people called Zhu Rongjia, the leader in charge of the fire, and Zhu Rongjia had a high position and great influence in all major clans.

Later, he was killed by Shun for his crime and succeeded to the throne. In Xia Dynasty, Ng Wui's family moved to Wushan, Pinglu, Shanxi. During the Shang Dynasty, this clan moved to Linqu, Shandong Province, and was called Wu Wang in history. At the end of Shang Dynasty, there was a man named Wu Bo, a descendant of Ng Wui family. Calculated, this Wu surname has a history of more than 4,000 years.

3. From Yao's surname. Shun is the leader of Dongyi tribe in a remote area. After replacing Yao's position, he called the ancient Wu (now Lishan, next to Wu Shan, Pinglu, Shaanxi Province) on the land of the tribe Yu. After the son of Yu Qi established the Xia Dynasty, Feng Shun's son Shang became the state of Yu in Yucheng, Henan.

Yus married his two daughters to Shao Kang and helped Shao Kang restore the Xia Dynasty. After the establishment of Shang Dynasty, the State of Yu declined and perished, and the adherents of the State of Yu took Wu as their surname. One of the leaders of the peasant uprising at the end of Qin Dynasty was a descendant of Yao and Wu. This Wu surname has a history of more than 3500 years.

4, from the Yellow Emperor Ji surname. The origin of Wu surname, which is the most famous in history, has the most profound influence on later generations and the most prosperous population, is recognized by most Wu surnames.

At the end of Shang Dynasty, Gu Gong and his husband, descendants of the Yellow Emperor, led the tribe to settle in Joo Won? (now Qishan, Shaanxi) under Qishan. He has three sons: Taber, Zhong Yong and Li Ji. Li Ji's son Ji Chang (later Zhou Wenwang) is very talented, and Gu Gong wants Li Ji to be his successor, so that he can pass this talent on to Chang.

In order to make way, Taibo and Zhong Yong took their families to wuyue in the south and established the State of Wu. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu rose and was later destroyed by the State of Yue, so the adherents of the State of Wu took the country as their surname. This Wu surname has a history of more than 2600 years. 5. Change the surname from ethnic minorities. In the Qing Dynasty, many clans of Manchu collectively changed their surnames to Wu, and a large number of Miao people also changed their surnames to Wu.