Yuis thepinyinromanisationof severalChinese family names.However, in theWade–Gilesromanisation system, Yu is equivalent toYouin pinyin. "Yu" may represent many differentChinese characters,includingDư,Với,Từ,Cá( cá ), cá ( cá ), 楀, du ( du ), dụ (this character is 35th name on theHundred Family Surnamespoem), với, ngộ, ngu, úc, úy, vũ, du, vưu, dữu, ngu ( ngu ), andNhư(Rú).
The most common of the Yu surnames are với, dư, and du. In China, 0.62% of the population have the family name với in 2002 (about 7.4 million), and this surname is most common inShandongprovince and northeastern China.[1]Around 0.41% of the population have the surname dư in 2002 (over five million), and it is most common inJiangxi,Zhe gian gandFu gianprovinces.[2]The du surname represents around 0.12% of China's population.
Surname Yu ( với )
editSurname Yu ( dư )
editSurname Yu ( du )
editHistory
editYu (Chinese:Du;pinyin:Yú) is said to have been derived as a term used by medical practitioners Yu ( thú ) since the time ofThe Yellow Emperor.The two words are closely related and the family name was change from Yu ( thú ) to Yu ( du ).
During theZhou dynastyperiod, theZheng (state)rulerDuke Wen of Zheng( Trịnh văn công )'s son created a family name Yu ( du ). The surname was also used by the ruling families of theState of Chu.The surname is also found in various minority people such as theYi people( di ),Hui people( hồi ), etc.
It is the 57th name on theHundred Family Surnamespoem.[3]
Prominent people with family name du
edit- Yu DayouDu đại du, pirate suppressor.
- Yu DechaoDu đức siêu, biotechnology inventor and entrepreneur
- Yu Shan (actress)Du san, Chinese actress
- Yu ZigaoDu ti cao, Chinese patriot of the Ming dynasty.
- Yu Zhengsheng,Chinese politician, current Chairman of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
InKoreanthe name is transcribed as Yoo.
Surname Yu ( ngu )
editThe surname was derived from theState of YúNgu Quốc. The name is transliterated asNguinVietnamesebut is very rare inVietnam.
History
editAccording to Chinese legend, Yu (Chinese:Ngu;pinyin:Yú) is an ancient surname in China. The ancestors of the surname were closely linked with the ancient sage-king namedYu Shun.When Yu Shun was getting old, he took his initiative to hand over the state power toDa Yu.Da Yu granted Yu Shun's son Shang Jun ( thương đều ) the Yu kingdom ( Ngu Quốc, now inYucheng,Henan Province). Later, the descendants of Shang Jun took the name of the kingdom as their surname.
During theZhou dynasty,Zhou Wu Wang(1134–1115 BC) granted the descendants ofZhongyong of Wu,the son ofKing Tai of Zhou,territory to the northeast ofPingluinShanxi.The kingdom was named Yu ( Ngu Quốc ) and they took the name of Yu ( ngu ) after the kingdom.
Prominent people with family name ngu
edit- Yu Fan
- Yu Hsiao-cheng,Deputy Chairperson of National Communications Commission of the Republic of China
- Yu Shinan
- Concubine Yu
Others
editSurname cá
editThe name is transliterated asNgưinVietnamesebut is very rare inVietnam.
Surname úc
editThe name is transliterated asÚc/UấtinVietnamesebut is very rare inVietnam.
Surname dữu
editThe name is transliterated asDữuinVietnamesebut is very rare inVietnam.
Prominent people with family name dữu
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^Viên nghĩa đạt, trương thành (2002).Trung Quốc dòng họ: Quần thể di truyền cùng dân cư phân bố.East China Normal University Press. p. 83.
- ^Viên nghĩa đạt, trương thành (2002).Trung Quốc dòng họ: Quần thể di truyền cùng dân cư phân bố.East China Normal University Press. pp. 100–102.
- ^K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom.University of Hawaii Press.ISBN0-8248-1285-9.
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