The origin of Wu surname

1, the first origin, is the surname of Jiang. Long before the Yellow Emperor, there was a tribe called Jiang, and his totem was Qian Yu. 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.

2. The second origin comes from the surname Ji of Huangdi. The most famous origin of Wu surname in history, which has the most profound influence on later generations and the most prosperous population, is recognized by most people of Wu surname at present.

3. The third place of origin is from Ng Wui. 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. Later, he was killed by Shun for his crime and succeeded to the throne.

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Migration distribution

The most prominent figure of Wu surname in the modern historical stage of China is Wu Fupei. Wu belongs to the Wu family in Dengzhou. According to legend, Wu had verified that he was a descendant of Wu in Yanling, and the first 12 1 grandson of Wu's ancestor.

According to the Wu family tree, the Wu family in Dengzhou originated from the Wu family in Taizhou, and the Wu family in Taizhou originated from the Wu family in Wutian, Zhejiang. Wu Tianwu is a descendant of Wu Rong, Wu Yuan and Wu Pu from Yinshan, Zhejiang Province in the Ming Dynasty. According to the Wu family tree in the area, this Wu family tree was destroyed by a fire in the Shang Dynasty, so it can be determined that Wu Tian's ancestor is.

In history, Wu Tian moved to Taizhou (there are two in Taizhou, Jiangsu). One is the ancestor of Wu Wu, whose fourteenth generation grandson moved to Taizhou, and the other is the grandson of Wu Wu, who was handed down from Wu Wu's fifth generation grandson, 12 generation, who also moved from Wutian to Anfeng in the east of Taizhou.

With the increase of the Wu family in Taizhou, the 17th ancestor of the son of the Wu Dynasty moved from Taizhou to Penglai (called Dengzhou in ancient times), and his descendants formed the Wu family in Dengzhou. Although the Wu family in Dengzhou is not very noble, its population is still very prosperous. When the Wu family in Dengzhou passed from the monk Wu to the 16th Sun Wu Kecheng, the Wu family had fallen into obscurity.

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