Wu, the ninth surname today, ranks sixth among hundreds of surnames. According to the statistical data of the National Citizenship Information System of China's household registration management department, Wu is also the tenth largest surname. Wu is also widely distributed, but mainly concentrated in Guangdong, Fujian, Guizhou, Jiangxi and Jiangsu provinces and cities.
The origin of Wu surname.
1, derived from the surname Jiang. Long before the Yellow Emperor, there was a tribe called Jiang whose totem was Qian Yu. Because the sound of "Yu" is similar to that of "Wu", there is a surname of Wu after Shun. During the period of Shao Kang in Wang Xia, there was a man named Wu He in the Wu tribe. He was famous for being good at shooting. He used to shoot with the then archer Hou Yi. This man was surnamed Wu and Jiang, and later took Wu as his surname.
2. Originated from the surname of Ji, the country is the surname, and it is a direct descendant of Xuanyuan of the Yellow Emperor. Ji Za, the fourth son of Shou Meng, should have succeeded to the throne, but he avoided it and fled to Yanling to make a living as a farmer. Since then, the descendants of King Shoumeng of Wu have been divided into two branches: one is politically developed, and famous monarchs such as King Helu and King Fu Cha have appeared; Second, their descendants developed independently, with a large number, which constitutes the vast majority of Wu's surname today. After the State of Wu was destroyed by the State of Yue, later generations took the country as their surname and called it Wu.
3. Originated in Ng Wui. Zhuan Xu's grandson Lao Tong has two sons: Li Zhonghe Ng Wui. Our clan lives in Jiang's hometown of Wu tribe. At that time, it was in the era of Shun, who entrusted the glorious mission of taking charge of the fire. Later, he was killed by Shun for his crime and succeeded to the throne. In Xia Dynasty, Ng Wui's family moved to Wushan, Pinglu, Shanxi. During the Shang Dynasty, this clan moved to Linqu, Shandong Province, and was called Wu Wang in history. At the end of Shang Dynasty, there was a man named Wu Bo, a descendant of Ng Wui family.