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Yu (Chinese surname)

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Yu is the pinyin romanisation of several Chinese family names. However, in the Wade–Giles romanisation system, Yu is equivalent to You in pinyin. "Yu" may represent many different Chinese characters, including 余よ, 于, 由ゆかり, 魚さかな (鱼), 漁りょう(渔), 楀, 俞(兪), 喻 (this character is 35th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem), 於, 遇ぐう, 虞おそれ, 郁いく, 尉じょう, 禹, 游ゆう, 尤ゆう, 庾, 娛(娱), and 茹 (Rú).

The most common of the Yu surnames are 于, 余よ, 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 余あまり 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)

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Main article: Yu (surname 于)

Surname Yu (余よ)

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Main article: Yú (surname 余あまり)

Surname Yu (俞)

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History

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Yu (Chinese: 俞; pinyin: Yú) is said to have been derived as a term used by medical practitioners Yu (腧) since the time of The Yellow Emperor. The two words are closely related and the family name was change from Yu (腧) to Yu (俞).

During the Zhou Dynasty period, the Zheng (state) ruler Duke Wen of Zheng (鄭てい文ぶん公こう)'s son created a family name Yu (俞). The surname was also used by the ruling families of the State of Chu . The surname is also found in various minority people such as the Yi people (彝つね), Hui people (回かい), etc.

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

Prominent people with family name 俞

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In Korean the name is transcribed as Yoo.

Surname Yu (虞おそれ)

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The surname was derived from the State of Yú 虞おそれ国こく. The name is transliterated as Ngu in Vietnamese but is very rare in Vietnam.

History

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According to Chinese legend, Yu (Chinese: 虞おそれ; pinyin: Yú) is an ancient surname in China. The ancestors of the surname were closely linked with the ancient sage-king named 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 (商しょう均ひとし) the Yu kingdom (虞おそれ国こく, now in Yucheng, Henan Province). Later, the descendants of Shang Jun took the name of the kingdom as their surname.

During the Zhou Dynasty, 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 (虞おそれ国こく) and they took the name of Yu (虞おそれ) after the kingdom.

Prominent people with family name 虞おそれ

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Others

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Surname 魚ぎょ

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

Surname 郁いく

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

Surname 庾

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

Prominent people with family name 庾

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 袁义达, 张诚 (2002). 中国ちゅうごく姓氏せいし: 群ぐん体からだ遗传和わ人口じんこう分布ぶんぷ. East China Normal University Press. p. 83.
  2. ^ 袁义达, 张诚 (2002). 中国ちゅうごく姓氏せいし: 群ぐん体からだ遗传和わ人口じんこう分布ぶんぷ. East China Normal University Press. pp. 100–102.
  3. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
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