What is the origin of Lu surname?

Lu, named after Tian Tong, the youngest son in the Warring States Period, was sealed in Luxiang, Pingyuan (now Pingyuan County, Shandong Province).

Lu surnames are widely distributed today, especially in Jiangsu, Guangxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

Lu ranked 198 among the top 100 surnames in Song Dynasty.

In 2006, the surname Lu ranked 70th in China [1], with a total population of nearly 4.2 million.

It accounts for 0.31%of the Han population in China [2]

Ethnicity

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Main source and flow direction

Statue of ancestor Lutong

There are four main sources of Lu surnames: Zhuan Xu, Gui surnames, Yun surnames and others who changed their surnames.

1, from Zhuan Xu: According to legend, people named after the son of Zhuan Xu are distributed in Ruhe area in the southeast of Henan Province.

Laotong, the son of Laotong, and Li, the son of Laotong, successively served as the Zhu Rong family (the title of the leader in charge of the fire in ancient times, representing the extremely high status and power in the clan).

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2. From Gui surname (Yao surname Gui surname-> Gui surnamed Chen-> Gui surnamed Tian-> Gui surnamed Lu): During the Warring States Period (reigned from 3 19 BC to 30 1 year BC), Shaozitian was named Lu, and later generations took Lu as their surname.

Luxiang is the residence of Guluzhong, now Lingxian County, Shandong Province.

Gui surnamed Lu also has a history of more than 2300 years.

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3. From the surname of Yun: On the weekend in the west, a group of Rong people surnamed Yun in the west entered Luogu at the northern foot of Qinling Mountains.

This place is the original residence of Lu Zhong, whose eldest son is Kunwu. The Rong people living in Luogu referred to Lu Zhong's Kunwu as Lv Kun for short, and because of the sound change, it was called Lu Hunrong in history.

At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, a branch of Luhunrong moved eastward to the upper reaches of Luoshui in western Henan and established Luhunguo in the northeast of Songxian County, Henan Province.

During the Spring and Autumn Period in 525 BC, Jin Qinggong destroyed the Xiongnu, and later generations took the country as their surname, calling it a member of China.

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4. Changing the surname from other ethnic groups: The origin of the ancient Lu surname is not only the "plain land" with Lu Tong as the ancestor, but also the reform implemented during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which changed the surname from Liu of Xianbei nationality to "the land of Henan".

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Migration and communication

During the pre-Qin period, Lu lived in Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Hubei and other places.

During the Han Dynasty, Lu had spread to Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hunan, Hebei, Zhejiang and other places.

Lu Biao gave birth to Lu Hong and Lu Hong gave birth to Lu Hui.

In the Jin Dynasty, Lu's admonition branch was divided.

By the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the population of Northern and Southern Shandong had a large-scale development.

In the early Tang Dynasty, a great immigrant from the Central Plains first entered Fujian and then immigrated to Guangdong.

During the Song Dynasty, there were about 250,000 people surnamed Lu, accounting for 0.33% of the national population, ranking 63rd.

The largest province of Lu surname is Zhejiang, accounting for about 2 1% of the total population of Lu surname in China.

The distribution in China is mainly concentrated in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu and Fujian, and the surnames of these four provinces account for about 765,438+0% of the total population of Lu.

Secondly, it is distributed in Henan, Guangxi and Anhui, where the surname of Lu is concentrated in 19%.

The country has initially formed two population gathering areas of Lu surname centered on Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangxi.

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In the early Ming Dynasty, the descendants of Lu Zhi in Ningbo moved back to Shandong and settled in the northwest of Jining.

And separated in many places in Shandong.

Now it is divided into two branches: north and south.

The south branch is centered on Xilu Village, Lu Nan Village, Macun Town, Jiaxiang County, Jining City, and distributed in Jining, Heze, Yuncheng, Yutai, Wenshang, Tengzhou, Feicheng, Dongping, Xuzhou, Shangqiu, Zaozhuang, Linyi, Taian and Jinan.

The northern branch is centered on Liangshan Dai Temple (now Dongping) and distributed in Yanggu, Dongping, Taiqian, Liaocheng and Dezhou.

By the Ming Dynasty, the Lu family in Guangxi had become an influential surname in the south.

There are about 520 thousand people surnamed Lu, accounting for 0.56% of the national population, which is the third largest surname in Ming Dynasty.

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He entered Taiwan Province Province in the early Qing Dynasty.

[3] Lu's surname ranks lower in Taiwan Province province. According to "Taiwan Province Province Local Records, People's Records and Clans" (edited by Sheng Qingyi, Wen Wei 1973, various books publishing), there are 439 households.

According to Introduction to the Origin of Hundreds of Surnames in Taiwan Province Province (edited by Fred Lam, He Jinci, He Qinteng and Lin Jinsan, published by the Origin Research Association of Taiwan Province Province in May 1990), Lu's surname ranks 94th among surnames in Taiwan Province Province.

Accordingly, the number of Lu surnames has greatly increased compared with 1973.

There are also two records in the book: one says that the information of Lu people who moved to Fujian, Guangdong and crossed the sea to Taiwan Province is not detailed; The case of Lu's surname in Taiwan's counties and cities, among which Taiwan Province Province has more counties and cities: Taipei City, Kaohsiung County, Taipei County, Kaohsiung City and Yilan County.

Township areas include: Qiaotou in Kaohsiung, Songshan District in Taipei, Jin Kui District in Taipei, Yonghe City and Guting District in Taipei.

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Among Zhuang people, there are two opinions about the origin of Lu surname.

As soon as Jiangyan tribal leaders give their surnames, the tribes that can shoot birds take Zhuang language (bird) as their surnames.

On the other hand, in addition to the surnames brought by immigrants from other places, there are mainly surnames developed from primitive belief totems, and the surname of Lu is probably due to the worship of birds in ancient times.

Get a surname ancestor

Land is a big earth mountain, also known as the land of Gaoping, which is generally called land.

Lu is a knowing word, with high meaning on the left and no stone on the right.

Land people are related to an insect called Lu Li, which lives on land and is called Lu Li. Lu Li is an insect that can jump, reproduce strongly and can be used as food.

Lv Zhong clan is a tribe that preys on jumping insects, and its descendants are indeed as numerous as Lu Li. Therefore, the clan took Lu Li as its original totem and became its name at the same time, so it became Lv Zhong clan.

After the clan of Lu Zhong, the land name and clan appeared, and the land country was established, and finally the surname of Lu appeared.

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traditional culture

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Wang Jun

Wu Jun: In the first year of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Baoding set up a county and ruled in Wucheng.

This branch of Lu is a direct descendant of Lu Tong, and its ancestor is Lu Lie of the Western Han Dynasty [6].

Henan County: In the second year of Han Dynasty, Qin Sanchuan County was changed to Luoyang.

Yingchuan County: In the seventeenth year of Qin Dynasty, the county was established, and the county was ruled by the county.

This branch of the Lu family is a branch of the Lu family in Wujun County, and its founder is Lu Hong, the satrap of Yingchuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty [6].

Pingyuan County: A county was established in the Western Han Dynasty to govern the plain.

Hanoi County: A county was established in Chu and Han Dynasties, and Huai County was ruled by it. It was moved to Wang Ye in the Western Jin Dynasty.

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Jingzhou County [6]

Lean county [6]

The name of a hall

Zhonglietang: Lu Xiufu, Prime Minister of Southern Song Dynasty.

Image of Sanweitang Ancestral Temple in Zhenguo House

Swear to death not to surrender Yuan, Wang is in Fuzhou.

When Yuan Bing was killed, Lu Xiufu calmly drew his sword, expelled his wife and children to the sea to die, and then threw himself into the river.

Tang: During the Han Dynasty, Lu Jia followed Liu Bang to destroy Qin and establish the Han Dynasty.

He has a good eloquence and has been to South Vietnam twice.

I also wrote a book "Heart Talk" for Gaozu, the main idea of which is to worship the king and bully the king.

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Sanweitang: Daqing was the general of Yipin Town, and Liu Lu, the duke of Bafen Town, was banned.

Yongzheng dynasty, "the town general Lu Yi died, sympathized with the old minister, sealed the town, and was buried in the eight-system, hereditary.

"Since then, Enfeng and Hou Jinling's title, long grace" (En), Xiao Qi, second class.

Ancestors used to be the imperial clan, and less than eight points were the generals of the auxiliary countries.

Rank is a product for military attache.

After his death, thanks to the favor of the emperor, he was sealed and refused to enter the town of eight o'clock.

Give Jiangning Town a state capital.

"Sanweitang" takes the meaning of "fear of heaven, fear of anger and fear of people's hearts", which expresses the way of being an official by inheriting the emperor's heaven, national law and obeying people's hearts, and is also an inculcation for future generations of Lu.

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Ancestral couplets