The history of the Wu surname

Origin of the surname

Origin 1

Derived from the surname Jiang, it comes from the descendants of Wu Quan, the minister of Emperor Yan. It belongs to the name of the clan or the name of the country.

Characters with the surname Wu existed as early as the time of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang.

There was a minister named Wu Quan of Emperor Yan, and his descendants were the inventors of Chinese music.

There was a primitive clan named "Wu" because of its bravery

and being good at hunting. The activities before Yao and Shun were recorded in "Shangshu", "Spring and Autumn", "Guoyu" ", "Historical Records" and other classic history books have no records. Only Luo Mi of the Song Dynasty, who is famous for his extensive and complicated history, lists Wu Quan's clan as the first Wu clan in "Lu Shi·Guo Ming Ji".

"History of the Road" says that Wu Quan was a minister of Emperor Yan.

It can be seen that the Wu people were originally subordinate to the Yandi and Huangdi tribal groups.

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas - Hai Nei Jing" records an interesting and bizarre story: Wu Quan's wife was called Ah Nu Yuan Fu, and she committed adultery with Feng Boling, the grandson of Emperor Yan, who was a minister of the Yellow Emperor at the time, and became pregnant. Three years later, three sons were born, named Gu, Yan and Shu.

It is said that Guheyan is the inventor of the bell and the earliest inventor of music.

Feng Boling is the ancestor of the Jiang and Qi clans.

Wu Quan belongs to the ancient Wu clan. "History of the Road" has made it clear. In fact, Wu Quan is not only a personal name, it is also most likely a clan name.

Because of this, some books also say that Wu Quan was a person from Zhuan Xu's time. The legends are different and there is no need to go into details.

Chen Mingyuan's "The Complete List of Chinese Surnames" said: The descendants of Wu Quan took Wu as their surname and became a branch of the Wu surname.

The Chinese nation regards the Yellow Emperor as the ancestral god of the world. According to the records of "Lu Shi·Guo Ming Ji": the mother of the Yellow Emperor was a female member of the ancient Wu people named Wu Shu. .

At the time of Emperor Zhuanxu, there was another man named Wu Hui. He and his brother Chongli successively served as the Fire Officer-Zhurong.

After Wu Hui became the leader of the Zhurong tribe in the south, the Wu clan continued to grow and expand, and was gradually separated into eight clans, of which the Kunwu clan was one.

During the Shaokang period of the Xia Dynasty, there was a man named Wu He who was famous for his good archery. He once competed with Hou Yi, the great archer at that time, and the historical book "Emperor's Lineage" records this incident.

"Compendium of Chinese Surnames" says: "It is said that during the reign of King Shaokang of the Xia Dynasty, there was Wu He, and then there was the Wu family."

Wu He was seen in "Century of Emperors", where he competed with Yi in archery.

In fact, Wu He was one of the ancient Wu people.

The clan government established by the Wu people was Wu, which existed throughout the Xia and Shang dynasties.

The historical book "Lu Shi" says: "There was also Uncle Wu during the Shang Dynasty."

The descendants of the ancient Wu people should be the source of the Wu family.

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Origin 2

Originated from the surname Ji, which is the main source of the population with the surname Wu. It comes from Taibo, the son of Gu Gong Danfu, a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. (Taibo) is a surname named after the country.

Emperor Huang

Emperor Huang is the humanistic ancestor of the Chinese nation and the ancient ancestor recorded in the history of the Wu surname. He lived in the Jishui Basin (about present-day northern Shaanxi) and is named after Ji. For the surname.

According to legend, the Yellow Emperor married four virtuous wives and gave birth to 25 sons, 14 of whom received the surname, and were later divided into 14 tribes.

The land continues to migrate.

The Zhou people moved all the way south. They climbed through Liangshan, crossed Qishui and Jushui, and arrived at Zhouyuan (today's Qishan County, Shaanxi Province) at the foot of Qishan Mountain.

Zhouyuan can be said to be the ancestral land of the Zhou people. The land here is fertile and suitable for the growth of a variety of crops. The ancient Gong Danfu changed the Zhou people’s living habits of the Rong and Di nomads and built cities and villages. The tribesmen were allowed to live a settled life, and official positions were set up based on the clan system of the Zhou people, and an administrative system similar to state functions was established.

The names Zhou people and Zhou clan come from the ancient Duke Danfu and his tribe who settled in Zhouyuan.

After Taibo and Zhongyong fled to Wu, Ji Li successfully succeeded to the throne, and later passed the throne to King Wen Chang.

Wang Chang of Zhou Wen lived up to the high expectations of his grandfather Gu Gong Danfu and worked hard to destroy Shang and revitalize the Zhou clan. Although he failed to destroy Shang during his lifetime, he divided the world into three parts and Zhou occupied the second.

After his son Wu Wangfa succeeded to the throne, he launched a large-scale attack on the Shang Dynasty. Four years later, he destroyed the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty, finally completing the great task of reviving the Zhou clan.

In the early Zhou Dynasty, Taibo and Zhongyong were commended by the Zhou Dynasty, and their descendants were granted the title of Wu, establishing a powerful Wu state. Later generations of Wu descendants mostly respected Taibo and Zhongyong as their surnames. Ancestor.

According to ancient historical records, the Jingman area where Taibo and Zhongyong arrived is today's Changzhou, Wuxi, and Suzhou areas in the Taihu Lake Basin in southern Jiangsu.

The Taibo and Zhongyong branches are the Tanyang Ji (a branch of the Zhou people who lived on the north bank of the Han River in ancient times) recorded in ancient books. They are neighbors of the Chu State, which is the It was built by the descendants of Zhuanxu, one of the Five Emperors.

After the Chu State became stronger, the concubines of Hanyang were threatened by the Chu people and were forced to migrate. One of them, Taibo and Zhongyong, moved east to Wudi, Jiangsu, conquered the local indigenous residents and established to the State of Wu.

"Historical Records: Wu Taibo's Family" says: "Since Taibo became Wu, King Wu conquered Yin in the fifth generation, and the following two were granted titles.

One, Yu, is in China; Second, Wu, in the barbarians. "After King Wu conquered Shang, he divided the descendants of Taibo and Zhongyong. One of them was granted to Yu, the place where Taibo and Zhongyong first moved, that is, Yudi, Shanxi. The other branch was left in Yudi, Shanxi. The southeastern land of Wu was undeveloped at that time.

No matter how many explanations later generations have for their migration process, there is no dispute that Taibo and Zhongyong, a Zhou people named Ji, finally arrived in the ancient Wu land of Jiangsu.

Origin Three

The ancient name classic "Surname·Jijiupian": "Prince Taibo of Zhou Dynasty was granted the title of Wu, and later became the surname.

Empress Shun Feng Yu, the ancient pronunciation of Wu and Yu are similar, so some people after Shun also changed their surname to Wu.

"The ancient pronunciation of "Wu" and "Yu" are homophonic, and the ancient Chinese characters have similar shapes, so they can be used interchangeably.

Therefore, some Wu family members are derived from the surname Yao and Yu.

Origin Four

Among the ethnic minorities in China, the Miao people have the most Wu surname and are the most prominent.

The Wu surname of the Miao people is mainly distributed in the Miao areas of Hunan and Guizhou. Most of them were adopted or borrowed Chinese surnames by the Miao people and became the surname Wu. Some of them were the fusion and assimilation of the Han surname Ji and the Wu surname. The Wu family of the Miao people was formed among the Miao people.

The Wu family of the Miao nationality existed in the Yuan Dynasty at the latest. For example, during the Zhizheng period of the Yuan Dynasty (1341-1368 AD), the leader of the Miao uprising in Jingzhou, Hunan was a member of the Wu clan named Wu Tianbao. .

The Miao surname Wu in the Ming Dynasty also gave birth to Wu He, a famous Neo-Confucian master and Wang Yangming’s protégé.

The Miao people originally had no surname. Influenced by Han culture, many Miao people borrowed the Han surname "Wu".

When the policy of "returning native land to local residents" was implemented in the early Qing Dynasty, a large number of Miao people borrowed the Chinese surname "Wu" as their surname to register their Miao registered residence.

Among the Miao people in western Hunan today, there are five major surnames: Wu, Long, Liao, Shi, and Ma, and Wu has the most surnames, ranking first.

The Miao people in Hunan, with the surname Wu, are widely distributed in today's western Hunan, the southwestern Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Huaihua area and Shaoyang Chengbu County and other Miao distribution areas.

According to Shi Qigui's "Field Investigation Report on the Miao Nationality in Western Hunan" during the Republic of China, the Miao people with the Wu surname in Qiancheng (today's Jishou City) are mainly concentrated in Pinglong, Likouzui, Sanchaping, and Dilingbo. Waiting places.

Among the Miao people with the Wu surname in Fenghuang County, the most people are in the Alaying, Yabaozhai, (Mubao) Muying, and Shaping areas.

The Miao people of Yongsui (now Huayuan, Hunan) have the surname Wu. Since the ancestor of the Wu surname, Luzu, led his descendants to live in the Qianzang area of ??Washui, Wobi and Qianzang Townships in Jidong Township, the descendants gradually Migrate to various places.

Therefore, Yongsui has the four surnames Wu, Long, Shi and Ma, and the Wu surname has the largest number of people.

In Xinping Township, Jishou, there are nearly 1,000 households with the Wu surname among the more than 1,200 households. They all share the same surname within a radius of dozens of miles, and they are the same blood family with the same Wu surname.

Xinmin Township and Fenghuang Ninth Township, which are adjacent to Xinping Township, also have the largest number of people with the surname Wu, accounting for almost 70 or 80%.

Therefore, the surname Wu is the first among the common surnames in Xiangxi.

The Wu surname of the Miao people in western Hunan has historically branched off and adopted the Wu surname.

Among the Miao people in western Hunan, although Wu and Wu have different surnames, they are from the same clan, so the two surnames cannot intermarry.

According to the "Ethnography of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County" (Draft for Comments in 1991) and some genealogy records, the Wu surname of the Miao people in Jingzhou today is all derived from Taihe County, Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, directly or through Guizhou and other places. Moved from place to place.

For example, the Wu family of the Miao ethnic group in Gangchong Village, Sanquai Township, Jingzhou, moved from Weisi Lane, Taihe County, Jiangxi, through Tianzhu, Guizhou, and then moved to Jingzhou in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. It has been passed down for 30 generations and has grown into a family of 600 people. The Wu family of the Miao ethnic group in Tongle Village, Dabaozi Township, moved from Tianzhu County, Guizhou during the Tianshun Period of the Ming Dynasty (1457-1464 AD). It has been passed down to this day. 23 generations, growing to 510 people; the Wu family of the Miao ethnic group in Xinzhai Village, Outuan Township, also comes from Yuankou, and has been passed down for 20 generations, growing to 400 people; the Wu family of the Miao ethnic group in Yantuan Village, Xinchang Township, moved from Yuankou in the Ming Dynasty It has been passed down for 20 generations, with a population of 480; the Wu family of the Miao ethnic group in Dixiang Village, Pingcha Township, moved from Yinzhai, Xinhua Township, Jinping, Guizhou, via the river in the Qing Dynasty, and has been passed down for 10 generations, with a population of 371 .

The Wu family of the Miao ethnic group in Hunan is divided into two lines: ghaob xot and ghao nhlongb.

In the Miao area of ??Guizhou, the surname Wu is also one of the seven major surnames.

The Chinese surname Wu of the Miao people in northwest Guizhou was formed by borrowing the Chinese surname from a part of the "Meng Enlu" family of the Miao people.

For example, in Taijiang County, Guizhou, Fangzhao's "Zhuwushou" (i.e., Wushou Gong) family failed to lead the Miao people's uprising in the late Qing Dynasty. "Wu" was translated into "Wu", and his descendants became the Miao Wu family.

These Miao Wu clans have no blood connection with the Wu clan of the Han nationality with the surname Ji. They are Wus from different places among the Miao nationality. Some have the same surname but different clans, and have no inherent blood relationship with each other.

The Wu surname of the Miao nationality has produced a large number of outstanding descendants in history and has made immortal contributions to Chinese culture. Therefore, our history of the Wu surname cannot ignore this special group.

Origin 5

Originated from the Manchu people, and is a Chinese-style change of surname to surname.

According to records in the historical books "General Chronicles of the Qing Dynasty, Clan Briefs, Surnames of the Eight Banners in Manchuria", "General Chronicles of the Qing Dynasty, Clan Briefs, Surnames of the Eight Banners in Manchuria", "Biographies of Famous Manchu and Han Officials", etc.:

⑴. The Manchu Wusu clan, also known as the Wusu Harry clan, originated from the Jurchen Wen Gusun tribe (Wugusun tribe, Wusun tribe) during the Jin Dynasty. The tribe is the surname, and the Manchu name is Usun Hala. The Chinese meaning is "water". He lived in Wusu (now Yitong, Jilin), Varka (now south from Changbai Mountain and north of Tumen River, north from the south of Uzala in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang, and east to the southern part of the Russian coastal area), Neyin (now the upper reaches of the Songhua River in Fusong, Jilin), Changbai Mountains and other places, is one of the oldest surnames of the Manchu people.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surnames were Wushi, Wu, Su, Guan, Mu, Dai, Bai, Wu, and Chang.

⑵. The Manchu Wuse clan, also known as the Wuse clan, originated from the Jurchen Wusai tribe during the Jin Dynasty. The Manchu language is Use Hala, which means "belt" in Chinese. They lived in Yehe (now Jilin Province). It is one of the oldest surnames of the Manchu people in the southern part of Yehe Township), Foala (now Erdao Village, Yongling Town, Xinbin, Liaoning), Jilin Wula (now the upper reaches of the Songhua River in Fusong, Jilin), Changbai Mountains, and both sides of the Songhua River. one.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese surnames were Wu and Wushi.

⑶. The Manchu Ula clan, also known as the Wula clan and the Wula clan, belongs to Yiche Manchuria. The Manchu language is Ula Hala, which means "river" in Chinese. They lived in Zhengjiabao (now Shuangliao, Jilin). Zhengjiatun), Wula Street (today's Wula Street in Yongji, Jilin), both sides of Heilongjiang and other places. In the 26th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1687 AD), he accompanied the army to garrison in the Phoenix area of ??Dandong.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many Chinese surnames were Wu, Jie, etc.

⑷. The Manchu Wuya clan, also known as the Wuya clan, originated from the Wuyan tribe, one of the "Thirty Common Jurchen surnames" in the late Tang Dynasty. During the Jin Dynasty, it was the Jurchen Wuyan tribe. The language is Uya Hala, which means "pig" in Chinese.

He lived in Hada (now the Xiaoqing River Basin in Xifeng, Liaoning Province), Wula (now from Wula Street in Yongji, Jilin to the mouth of the Huifa River, the Lafa River Basin, and Shuangyang County), Deljimu Lake (now in the It is one of the oldest surnames of the Manchu people in places such as the northeast of Hulin in Heilongjiang), Neyin (the upper reaches of the Songhua River in Fusong, Jilin today), Bodune (Songyuan in today's Jilin), and Changbai Mountains.

Later, some people from the Xibo tribe adopted this surname.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese surnames were Wu, Wushi, Mu, Bao, Bao, Huang, Shao, Zhu, Niu, etc.

⑸. The Manchu Urhan clan, also known as the Urhan clan and the Uralhan clan, originated from the Jurchen Ulitan tribe during the Jin Kingdom. The Manchu language is Urhan Hala. They lived in the Liaohe River Basin and Wulu. Special (now the Xing'an League area in southeastern Inner Mongolia).

Later, some people from the Mongolian people adopted this surname.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surname was adopted as the Wu family.

⑹. The Manchu Ulsi clan, also known as the Wuersi clan, is Ulsi Hala in Manchu, which in Chinese means "a small official in charge of feeding cattle and sheep for sacrifice". They lived in the Changbai Mountain area for a long time.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many Han surnames were named Wu.

⑺. The Manchu Wuling A family, also known as the Wu Ling A family, originated from the Wulin tribe, one of the "Thirty Common Jurchen surnames" in the late Tang Dynasty. During the Jin Kingdom, it was called the Wulin tribe. The Manchu name is Ulinga Hala, who lived in Bahrain (now Khabarovsk, Heilongjiang, and Khabrovsk, Russia) for a long time. It is one of the oldest surnames of the Manchu people.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many Han surnames were Wu and Cai.

⑻. The Manchu Uluri clan, also known as the Wuluri clan, in Manchu is Uluri Hala, which means "kiwi fruit" in Chinese. They lived in Zhan (today's Shuangyang River Basin in Jilin) ??and Ye He (today's Jilin Pear leaf leaves in the southern part of He Township).

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surnames with multiple crowns were Wu, Na, Shi, and Zhao.

⑼. The Manchu Usuli clan, also known as the Ursula clan, takes the place as its surname, and its Manchu name is Usuri Hala. The upper reaches of Songhua River in Fusong, Jilin today), Huifa (the Liuhe River, Huifa River and the lower reaches of Shahe River, Huadian and Huinan in Jilin today) and other places.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surnames with multiple crowns were Wushi, Wu, and Wu.

⑽. The Usujan clan of the Manchu people originated from the Usujan tribe of the Jurchens in the Liao Dynasty. They took the tribe (surname) as their surname, and the Manchu name was Usujan Hala. They lived in Warka (now south of Changbai Mountain, It is one of the oldest surnames of the Manchu people in the north of the Tumen River, in the north from the Uzala area in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang, to the south of the Russian coastal area in the east) and the Shihailan River (today's Russian coastal area).

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many Han surnames were named Wu.

⑾. The Ujaku clan of the Manchu nationality, also known as the Ujaku clan, or Ujaku Hala in Manchu, has lived in the Kahari clan, the Waji Shi clan, and Suifen clan.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surnames with multiple crowns were A's and Wu's.

⑿. The Manchu Wujia clan, also known as Wujia clan and Wujia clan, is called Ugiya Hala in Manchu. Their ancestors were originally Han nationality. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, they were captured by the Wuhuan tribe of Xianbei, Liaodong and integrated into the Xianbei people. Later, they gradually evolved into Liaodong Jurchens, who lived in Wula (today's Wula Street in Yongji, Jilin Province to the mouth of Huifa River, Lafa River Basin, and Shuangyang County) and Suolun (today's vast area west of Nenjiang City in Heilongjiang Province).

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surnames with multiple crowns were Wu, Wu, and Wu.

⒀. The Manchu Urguchen clan, also known as the Wuerguchan clan and the Wuergucha clan, or Urgucen Hala in Manchu, lived in Nayin (now the upper reaches of the Songhua River in Fusong, Jilin). , Varka (now from Changbai Mountain and the north of Tumen River in the south, from the south of Uzala in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang in the north, to the south of the Russian coastal area in the east), Muleng (now in the area of ??Muling, Jidong, and Mishan in Heilongjiang), etc. land.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many Han surnames were named Wu.

⒁. The Manchu Urhugi clan, also known as the Wunahuqin clan, or Urhugi Hala in Manchu, lived on both sides of the Songhua River, Ussuri (today’s Ussuri River Basin), and Chahar. (Today's Zhangjiakou area in Hebei Province includes Hebei, Inner Mongolia's Ulanqab League, part of the Xilingol League, and parts of Shanxi).

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surnames with multiple crowns were Wu and Wushi.

⒂. The Wu Mu family of the Manchu nationality, whose Manchu name is Umu Hala, whose Chinese meaning is "don't, don't, can't", lived in the Changbai Mountains for a long time, and is one of the unorthodox surnames of the Manchu people.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many Han surnames were named Wu.

1. The Manchu Wu Nuqi family: Unuci Hala in Manchu, lived in Feiyou City (now Gaolicheng Village, Sanjiazi Township, Hunchun, Jilin).

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surname was adopted as the Wu family.

⒄. The Manchu clan Wujiket, whose Manchu name is Ugiket Hala, has lived for a long time.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surname was adopted as the Wu family.

⒅. The Manchu Ujara clan is also known as the Ujara clan, the Ujara clan, the Uzala clan, and the Ujara clan. In Manchu, it is Ujara Hala, and the first sound is the Chinese character "武" "The family has lived in Wula (today's Wula Street in Yongji, Jilin to the mouth of Huifa River, Lafa River Basin, Shuangyang County), Saharcha (today's Burya River Basin in Russia on the north bank of Heilongjiang), Hada (today's western Liaoning Province) Fengxiaoqing River Basin), Huifa (now the Liuhe River, Huifa River and the lower reaches of Shahe River in Jilin, Huadian and Huinan areas), Yehe (now the south of Yehe Township in Liye, Jilin), Baishi (now Jingbo Lake in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang), Sarhe (now south of Qingcheng, Russia), Wadan (now Ning'an, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang), Miaogashan (now Tangyuan, Heilongjiang, some say it is in Miao Street, Heilongjiangkou, Russia), and the coastal areas of Heilongjiang.

The ancestor Wu La Teqiu and his son Wu Zala Dun Deli were ordered to garrison in Fenghuang City in the 26th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1687 AD) and lived in what is now Wujiabaozi and Houying, Baiqi Township. Zicunchagou, the Second Democratic Team and other places, and the Wu family in Guanmenshan Village, Huanghuadianzi Township, Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County also immigrated from Wujiapuzi.

After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surnames with multiple crowns were Wu, Wushi, Wu, etc.

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Origin Six

Originated from the Yu family, from the Yu State, the fiefdom of Yu Zhong during the reign of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty. It is a surname named after the country.

According to relevant records, it is said that the descendants of Yu Zhong were granted the title of Yu State (now Pinglu, Shanxi) during the reign of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty. They were destroyed by the Jin Dynasty in 658 BC. The country's name is Shi, and its surname is Yu.

It is said that in ancient times there was a tribe named Yu, and Shun was its leader, with the surname Yao and living in Puban (now Puzhou Town, Yongji, Shanxi).

The characters Yu and Wu in bronze inscriptions are related, and later there was also a person with the surname Wu, who was the Wu family in Shanxi.

Shun's three concubines, the first concubine Ehuang had no children, the second wife Nvying gave birth to a son named Shangjun, and the third concubine Denbi gave birth to two daughters and eight sons, but the children were all unworthy descendants.

Only Shang Jun can inherit his father's business.

After Shun's death, great changes occurred in the situation in the Central Plains. Xia Yu seized the position of tribal leader from the Yu clan and established the Xia Dynasty, the earliest country in Chinese history.

Yu enfeoffed Shun's eldest son Shang Jun to the area where the Yu clan was located and continued to be the leader of the Yu clan.

The Yu family became a small country in the Xia Dynasty. At that time, it had moved east from Shaanxi to the north of Yucheng County, Henan Province. The country was named "Yu".

In the early Xia Dynasty, there was Yu Si in the Yu State. He helped Shaokang, who was in ruins, and married his two beautiful and virtuous daughters to Shaokang, and finally helped Shaokang revive the Xia Dynasty.

After the Shang Dynasty, the State of Yu declined.

Starting from around Shangjun, Shun's direct descendants took Yu and Wu as their surnames.

The historical classic "Compilation of Yuanhe Surnames" says: "Shun's world name was Yu, and Zi Shang all took it as his surname." In ancient times, the character "Yu" was written as "Wu", but during the Warring States Period, Yu and Wu Start to differentiate.

Origin Seven

Derived from other ethnic minorities, it is a Chinese change of surname to surname.

In addition, other ethnic minorities, such as Dong, Zhuang, Bai, etc., all have Wu clan members.

According to the historical record "Tongzhi of the Imperial Dynasty", among the Koreans in the Manchu Banner were the Wu family.

"Fengtian Tongzhi" of the Republic of China also records that Wu Nahai was the Wu family of Goryeo, returned to the banner, and lived in Haizhou.

Many Korean Wu clans were formed after the Wu clan of the Han nationality merged into the Korean clan.

In addition to the Miao people, there are many ethnic minorities in my country who have the Wu surname. Most of them are ethnic minorities who adapted or borrowed the Han surname "Wu" and have no blood connection with the Ji surname Wu.

But there are a few exceptions, such as the Wu family among the Yue (Guangdong) people. After the fall of the Wu Kingdom, the descendants of the Wu family fled south to join the Yue people. Over time, they merged and assimilated into the Yue people. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty At that time, Wu Yang, a native of Yue, was granted the title of Marquis of Stone.

Eight Origins

It comes from the Yu family or has the Yu family. According to relevant records, it is said that Zhongyong's descendants were granted the title of Yu State (today's Pinglu County, Shanxi Province) during the reign of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty. North), was destroyed by Jin in 658 BC. Later descendants took the country as their surname, with the surname Yu.

It is also said that in ancient times there was a tribe named Yu, and Shun was its leader, with the surname Yao and living in Puban (now Xipuzhou Town, Yongji County, Shanxi).

The characters Yu and Wu in bronze inscriptions are related, and later there was also a person with the surname Wu, who was the Wu family in Shanxi.

Shun's three wives established the Xia Dynasty, the earliest country in Chinese history.

Yu enfeoffed Shun's eldest son Shang Jun to the area where the Yu clan was located and continued to be the leader of the Yu clan.

The Yu family became a small country in the Xia Dynasty, the Xia Dynasty.

After the Shang Dynasty, the State of Yu declined.

Starting from around Shangjun, Shun's direct descendants took Yu and Wu as their surnames.

Origin Nine

The Wu family of the ethnic minority, during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, as ethnic minorities took over the Central Plains and established a unified political power, the ethnic integration was further deepened.

Ethnic minorities accept Han culture and adopt Han surnames.

Origin 10

The Wu clan of the Hui nationality, according to "Xinyang Ethnography" records: there is a Wu clan among the Hui nationality in Xinyang, Henan.

The Hui Wu family should be assimilated into the Wu family with the surname Ji.

Another example is Wu Zhong, a Hui nationality, a martial artist in the early Qing Dynasty and a native of Mengcun County, Cangzhou, Hebei.

Origin 11

According to the book "Yunnan Tusi Compilation of Ming and Qing Dynasties", there is a Wu family among the Hani people. Since the Hongwu period of the early Ming Dynasty (the second half of the 14th century), Wu Bangpo and The clan began to flourish.

Wu Benpo lived at the foot of Zuoneng Mountain in Lin'an Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Because he led the Hani people to open up Zuoneng Mountain, Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, awarded him the position of chief of Zuoneng Village and deputy chief of soil, and he was the leader of the land he cultivated. The land shall be hereditary.

From then on, the Benpo branch of the Hani Wu family became hereditary deputy chieftain of Zuonengzhai.

Wu Bengpo passed on bean hunting, bean hunting passed on to Long Sheng, Long Sheng passed on to An, and An passed on to Shangdeng. For several generations, he was an outstanding figure who refused to listen to the Taoist bells and was later dismissed from his post.

In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, Yunnan was pacified. Wu Benpo's 11th generation grandson Wu Yingke led his clan to surrender, and the Qing Dynasty awarded him the official title of Tushe.

Wu Yingke passed on to Shun, and Shun passed on to Shichen, who passed on to his younger brother Shibiao, who passed on to his son Wu Yi, who passed on to Tingfu, and Tingfu's son Wu Qi succeeded him in the third year of Jiaqing.

By the time of the Republic of China, Zuoneng Tusi was still hereditary to Wu Zhongchen, a descendant of the Wu Benpo family of the Hani ethnic group.

In addition, other ethnic minorities such as Dong, Zhuang, Bai, etc. all have the surname Wu.

According to the records of "General Chronicles of the Dynasty: Clan Briefing", among the Korean people in the Manchu Banner there is the surname Wu.

Many of the Wu surnames of the Korean people were formed after the Wu surname of the Han people merged into the Korean people.