You is an ancient surname with many origins, ranking 166th in the surname list of Chinese mainland, but 36th in Taiwan Province Province, with a population of about 996,, accounting for about .62% of the total population in China. You's surname is not included in the top 1 of the 1 surnames in mainland China, but ranks 36th in Taiwan Province. Originated from Ji surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zheng Mu had a son named Gongziyan. In memory of his grandfather, Ziyou's grandson took the word "you" in his grandfather's words as his surname and called it "You's family". You Heng's second son, Uncle You Ji, took charge of the state administration of Zheng after the birth of the famous prime minister Zi, and Yu's reputation was also greatly expanded and spread more widely. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were also You's family members in Jinhuanzhuang. According to some genealogy records, Wang changed his surname to You, and Wang Xianyi was the adopted son of You's family in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, and later he took You as his surname. You's Tang numbers are: Feng Yi, Guangping, Lixue and Dongxing. From Ziyou to Youdaobao, the name was five zhangs. When Li Tang was in turmoil, Daobao moved south to Heping Village (now Changping Village) in Jianyang, Fujian Province, and established a family. His descendants were scattered in Ganzhou, Yudu, Huichang, Ruijin, Xingguo, Luling and other places in Jiangxi. In the Southern Song Dynasty, due to the chaos of war, the 68th ancestor of You family, whose name is Wenpo, was born in 1131. In 1175, he moved from Linxikeng, Luling, Jiangxi Province to the head of Kuotan Beach in Shengyunli, Shanghang County, Tingzhou (now in the old house in the upper reaches of Huahou Village, Rentian Town) to start a career. You's family has flourished since the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and its surname is now in Fujian, south of China. It can be seen that Fujian's family name of you moved from Henan to Jiangxi, then to Zhejiang, and then gradually spread to the south. There are many nomadic people who have migrated from other places, including Singapore, Malaysia, Hongkong, Taiwan Province and other regions overseas, Chongqing in mainland China, Ganzhou, Suichuan, Lichuan, Longnan, Dingnan and Chongyi in Jiangxi, Heyuan and Meizhou in Guangdong, Suichang, Wenzhou, Cangnan, Pingyang, Yuhuan, Ruian and Taishun in Zhejiang, and Yongding, Sanming, Longyan, Wuping and Taishun in Fujian. Qikeng, Gongziqian, Guanzikeng, Shawa, Shipaigang and other villages in this county. Taiwan Province's surname is mostly immigrants from Zhao 'an, Fujian, and now there are many counties and cities, including Taibei County, City, Yilan County, Taoyuan County and Changhua County (omitted).
There are many nomadic people migrating from other places, including Southeast Asia such as Singapore and Malaysia, as well as Hongkong and Taiwan Province. In Chinese mainland, there are Chongqing, Ganzhou, Suichuan, lichuan county, longnan county, dingnan county and Chongyi counties in Jiangxi Province, Heyuan City in Guangdong Province, Suichang City in Zhejiang Province, Yongding County, Sanming City, Longyan City, Wuping City, Zhangpu City and Fujian Province. In Taiwan Province Province, most of the nomadic people are immigrants from Zhao 'an, Fujian, and now they are mostly distributed in Taipei County, City, Yilan County, Taoyuan County, Changhua County and other places.