Xu's surname is one of the surnames in China, which mainly comes from the surname won and the surname changed by ethnic minorities. Xu Ruomu is the ancestor of Xu in Xia Dynasty. Xu was ranked150th in the Song version of Hundred Family Names.
By 20 10, according to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, Xu was ranked 1 1 (20th in Taiwan Province Province, China). The population of the mainland is nearly 20 million, accounting for about 1.43% of the national population.
Origin:
1, derived from the won surname, takes the country name as the surname. The distant ancestors can be traced back to the Five Emperors, Jin people (won surname). Shao Hao's great-grandson was Boyi, who helped Dayu to control water. Wang Xia named Ruomu, the son of Boyi, as Seo Woo, whose hometown is in the northern part of Sixian County, Anhui Province.
Xu Guoli lived in Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties and has been active between Jianghuai. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Xu Yanwang rose up against the Zhou Dynasty and was destroyed by Zhou Muwang and Chu. Later, Xu Yanwang's son was renamed Xu Zi. During the Warring States Period, the State of Wu destroyed Xu, and then the State of Yue destroyed Wu. Until the State of Chu destroyed the State of Yue, Xu's territory belonged to the State of Chu. The descendants of the Xu family took the country as their surname and scattered between Jianghuai.
2, from the son's surname, take the family as the surname. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, after the rebellion of Wu Geng and Sanjian was put down, the adherents of the Shang Dynasty formed six clans, including Xu.