Yu (Chinese surname)
Yu is the Pinyin romanization of several Chinese family names. But in Wade–Giles romanization system, Yu is equivalent to You in Pinyin.
The surname "Yu" can represent the Chinese characters: 余, 于, 魚, 鱼, 漁, 渔, 楀, 柳, 劉, 刘, 俞, 喻, 兪, 於, 遇, 虞, 郁, 尉, 禹, 游, 尤, 庾, 娛, 娱, and 茹. Yu is also is a common Korean family name.
[edit] History
First found in the Spring and Autumn Period of China, the Chancellor of Qin known as Yao Yu, Yu is a typical name in the southern area of China. The place of origin of this name is likely to be in Feng Xiang (鳳翔), Shaanxi to the area of Xian Yang (咸陽). It is first said to appear in the Han Dynasty. The Yu people moved into the county of Xi (歙縣), Anhui. After that, the surname has spread quite well in the south China, but much weaker in the northern China. Many of the Yu moved to southern China, into counties like Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Jiangxi. In the time of Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Yu people have already became a tribe in the prefecture of Xin An (新安郡), Luoyang. Because of the war in the north at that time, people moved to the south, in places like Hunan and Hubei. It was after Tang Dynasty, when the surname finally became popular, and is very famous in the southeast area of China. At this moment, people moved into other places like Fujian and Guangdong. In the later part of the Tang Dynasty, Yu in the northern part became popular too.
According to Chinese legend, Yu 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 Xia Yu. And Xia Yu made his son Shang Jun the duke of Yu (it is now in Yucheng, Henan Province) with the founding of Yu kingdom. Later, the descendents of Shang Jun began to take the kingdom as their surname, according to the overseas edition of People¡¯s Daily on Thursday.
Another Yu family was originated from surname Ji. According to history records, Zhou Wu Wang (1,134-1,115BC) overthrown the Shang Dynasty and made many dukes. He made later generations of his second uncle Zhong Yong the Yu kingdom (now in the northeast of Pinglu in Shanxi). Afterwards, the descendents of Zhong Yong bear the name of the kingdom as their surname.
After the surname coming into being, Yu people lived in Kaifeng and Chenliu areas in Henan for a long period of time, becoming big families. After Tang (618-907AD) and Song (960-1127 AD) dynasties, Yu families started to move to Huiji (now in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province).[1]
[edit] Prominent people with family name 余
Yu (Simplified Chinese: 余, Traditional Chinese: 余 or 餘) is one of the Chinese family names. It is listed as the 90th surname in the "Hundred Surnames". It is also sometimes translated to Yee, the Taishanese spelling, in English. The name is transliterated as Dư in Vietnamese but is very rare in Viet Nam.
- Yu(余) clan from Xi Rong(西戎, Xionites)
- Yao Yu, the Chancellor of Qin known as Yao Yu.
- Yu Qiuli, a high-ranking member of China's Communist Party.
- Jiyuan Yu, a moral philosopher.
- Yu Hua, contemporary novelist and writer
- Shawn Yue, Hong Kong actor/singer
- Patrick Yu
- Eu Tong Sen
[edit] Prominent people with family name 于
Yu (Chinese: 于) is the 82nd surname mentioned in the Hundred Family Surnames. According to the 2006 census of People's Republic of China, it ranks 38th nationally. The name is transliterated as Vu in Vietnamese but is very rare in Viet Nam.
Note that even though, the literary usage of the character 於 was simplified to 于 in simplified Chinese, the surname usages of 於 was unchanged. So both are recognized as distinct surnames in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
- Kaila Yu (于麗萍) Taiwanese American nude model and pop singer
- Ronny Yu (于仁泰) Chinese director, producer, and movie writer
- Yu Jin (于禁) military general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty
- Yu Qian (于谦) Chinese Defence Minister of the Ming dynasty
- Yu So Chow (于素秋) Chinese actress
- Yu Zhong (于忠) an official of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty, Northern Wei also known as Wuniuyu Deng (勿忸于登) and Duke Wujing of Lingshou (靈壽武敬公)
- Yu Changkuan (于长宽)
- Yu Chenghui (于承惠), veteran Chinese martial artist, action choreographer and actor
[edit] Prominent people with family name 虞
Deriving from the State of Yú 虞国. The name is transliterated as Ngu in Vietnamese but is very rare in Viet Nam.
[edit] Prominent people with family name 魚
The name is transliterated as Ngư in Vietnamese but is almost no-one in Viet Nam.
[edit] Prominent people with family name 郁
The name is transliterated as Úc/Uất in Vietnamese but is almost no-one in Viet Nam.
[edit] Prominent people with family name 游
The name is transliterated as Du in Vietnamese but is almost no-one in Viet Nam.
[edit] Prominent people with family name 庾
The name is transliterated as Dữu in Vietnamese but is almost no-one in Viet Nam.
[edit] Prominent people with family name 俞
The name is transliterated as Du in Vietnamese but is almost no-one in Viet Nam.
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