Historical celebrities with the surname Chu, the origin and history of the surname Chu

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There are many theories about the origin of the surname Chu, the first one is that the surname Chu Daxun originates from the surname Ji, which comes from the Zhou Dynasty and belongs to the name of Juyi. According to the historical book "Surname Search", during the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was a place called Chu, and in the historical book "Zuo Chuan", it is more clearly mentioned that there is a Chu Pavilion in the south of Luoyang County, and it is also recorded in the historical book "Hou Han County Chronicles" that there is a Chu Canal in Luoyang. Among the people who live in Chudi, there are those who take the name of Juyi as their surname, and they are called Chu.

The second theory is that the surname Chu is derived from the surname of the child, which comes from the fief after Duan, the son of Gonggong of the Song State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and belongs to the name of the fiefdom. According to the historical book "Genealogy of Ten Thousand Surnames", the Chu family came from the surname of the son and was originally a descendant of the Yin Shang royal family. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Song Gong Gongzi had a son named Ziduan, who ate in Chuyi, because of his virtue and master, so people called him Chu Shi.

Among the descendants of Ziduan, there are those who take the name of the ancestor Fengyi as their surname and call Chu.

Distribution of Chu surname:

Chu is a multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname, ranking 223rd on the list of surnames today, with a population of about 44 and more than 13,000, accounting for about the total population of the country. Chu's family ranks 11th in the Song version of "Hundred Family Surnames", and it is certain that the birthplace of the surname Chu is in Henan.

In addition, so far, there has been no written record of Chu being given a surname or impersonating a surname, and the Chinese with the surname Chu are very simple in blood. The Chinese surnamed Chu, and the most worthy of boasting, is the purebred in blood. Other big surnames may inevitably be mixed with the blood of other clans, or given or assumed surnames, so that the confusion of their descendants may not even be traced back to their true origins.

1. Derived from the surname Ji:

It comes from the Zhou Dynasty and belongs to the name of Juyi. According to the historical book "Surname Origin" records, in the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was a place called "Chu" (now Henan Hepei infiltrated Luoyang), in the historical book "Zuo Chuan" Zen Spine more clearly mentioned that there is a Chu Pavilion in the south of Luoyang County, in the historical book "Hou Han County Chronicles" also recorded that Luoyang has Chu's canal, both books at the same time identified as "Zhou has Chu land, and the person who lives in it thinks that it is a clan". Among the people who live in Chudi, there are those who take the name of Juyi as their surname, and they are called Chu.

2. Derived from the sub-surname:

From the Spring and Autumn Period, the fief after Duan, the son of Gonggong of the Song Kingdom, belonged to the fiefdom and was named as the clan. According to the historical books "Ten Thousand Surnames Genealogy", "Tongzhi Clan Strategy" and other records, the Chu family came from the surname of the son, and was originally a descendant of the Yin Shang royal family. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Song Gonggong (Song Gonggong) Zifang had a son called Ziduan, the word Zishi, and the food was collected in Chuyi (now Luoyang, Henan).

3. Derived from official position:

From the Spring and Autumn Period, the officials of the princely states belonged to the official title. Chu Shi, also known as the city order, is an official position set up by the Zhou royal family in the Spring and Autumn Period, which is responsible for the management of the market and **, and has the functions of the current Minister of Commerce and the Director of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce. Among the descendants of Chu Shi, there are many people who take the official title of the ancestor as their surname, called Chu Shi, and the provincial text is simplified to a single surname Chu, which has been passed down from generation to generation.

Fourth, from the Manchus:

It comes from the Jurchen Chukur Department during the Ming Dynasty, and belongs to the Sinicization of the tribal name. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu Chu Kul clan had many Han surnames such as Chu, Chu, and Jin.

5. Originated from the Mongolian ethnic group

From the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the Mongolian deputy capital Saltu Chuku, belongs to the sinicization of the ancestor's name. After the death of Saltu Chuku, his son Saltu Haicun succeeded him and took his father's name "Chuku" as his surname. Among the Chu Ku clan, there are also descendants who have entered Islam, and the name of the ancestor has been sinicized into a single surname, becoming today's Hui Chu clan, which has been passed down from generation to generation.