The surname Bu is the 150th surname in China today. It has a large population, accounting for about 0.07% of the country's Han population.

There are five sources of the surname Divination: 1. According to "Customs", the younger brother of Taikang in the Xia Dynasty was granted the title of Yu Xin (the old city is in the southeast of Heyang, Shaanxi today) because his younger brother was a fortune teller. He was an official, and later took the official as his surname. 2. Comes from the surname Ji. According to "History of the Road", Teng Shuxiu, the son of King Wen of Zhou, once served as a divination official, and later had the surname Bu. 3. According to "Xingyuan", after Zhou Li divined people, they took officials as their surnames. 4. According to "Tongzhi Clan Briefing", in the Spring and Autumn Period, the descendants of Bu Yan of Jin, Bu Tufu of Qin, and Bu Chuqiu of Lu had Guan as their surname. 5. Coming from another clan or changing the surname from another clan. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Northern Xiongnu had the compound surname Xubu, which was changed to the single surname Bu during Emperor Xiaowen's reform; in the Ming Dynasty, the military and civilian officials in Yunnan and central Myanmar had the surname Bu, who was from the Bulang ethnic group; in the Qing Dynasty, the surnames of the Eight Banners in Manchuria were Burcha, Buni, and Bure. The surname was later changed to Bu; the Daur tribe's Butunqiang surname had a Han surname of Bu; the Tujia Suobu surname had a Han surname of Bu; the Liaoning Xibe tribe's Bu Zhanna and Bukusuoli surnames all had the Han surname Bu; Today, Tujia, Hui, Mongolian, Korean and other ethnic groups all have this surname.

The ancestor who got the surname. The surname divination is based on the official position and occupation. It belongs to the category of surnames based on skills. They all come from people who were engaged in the divination profession in ancient times. In ancient times, people wanted to predict good or bad things such as hunting, battles, wind and rain, coming of age, sacrifices, weddings and funerals, diseases and disasters, etc. So diviners came into being, and officials specialized in this matter were created. The divination witch was a very important figure in ancient times. It was usually held by the leader of a clan or tribe, or the leader's relative, or a wise man or an elder. Historically, it is said that Xia Qi, the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and the brother of Xia King Taikang once held this position. Teng Shuxiu, the son of King Wen of Zhou, also held this position. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Bu Yan of Jin, Bu Chuqiu of Lu, and Bu Tufu of Qin all held the post. After this position, there were people who took the official position as their surname, and the surname Bu came into being. Particularly worth mentioning is Bu Yan, the divination doctor of the Jin Dynasty. His divination skills were superb and he could not miss anything. There are more detailed descriptions of it in the history books. In addition to using divination armor and bones for divination, it can also use changes in things such as sand deer to collapse and coffins to make noises like cattle to cut through the iron mouth, which is wonderful. Because the Bu surname in Xihe in the Jin Dynasty respected him as the ancestor of the Bu surname, and the prosperity after Xihe became the commander-in-chief of the Bu surname, so there are records in the history books that respected Bu Yan as the ancestor of the Bu surname.

The origins of the Bu surname are complicated. In the pre-Qin period, in addition to the people with the Bu surname mentioned above, there was Bu Teqi, a senior official from the Lu state in the Spring and Autumn Period, who was later than Bu Yan, and who was also a member of the Jin Dynasty. The divination doctor's fortune-teller was the fortune teller of the country. During the Warring States Period, there was the strategist fortune teller Pi Pi. It can be seen that in the pre-Qin period, people with the Bu surname were already distributed in Lu (now southwest of Shandong Province), Qin (now Shaanxi), Jin (now Shanxi), and Chu (now Hubei). In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a divination style from Luoyang, Henan. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a divination from Dongjun (now Puyang, Henan). There was a thief named Bu Yang from Guiyang (now Binzhou, Hunan). This shows that people with the Bu surname have moved into the land of today's Lianghu. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Bu surname formed large prefectures in present-day Lishi, Shanxi, Xupu, Hunan, and Luoyang, Henan. The Bu surname also settled in places south of the Yangtze River such as present-day Jiangsu and Zhejiang. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, in addition to continuing to multiply in the above-mentioned places, people with the Bu surname had already settled in the northwest of China. For example, the Tang Dynasty scholar Bu Tianshou was from Gaochang, Xizhou (now Turpan, Xinjiang). During the two Song dynasties, people with the Bu surname settled in present-day Sichuan, Jiangxi, Anhui and other places. At the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, some people named Bu from Shishibi Village in Ning, Fujian Province moved to Guangdong. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Shanxi Bu surname was one of the surnames of the people who migrated to Hongdong's big locust tree, and was moved to today's Shaanxi, Henan, Ningxia, Beijing, Tianjin and other places. After the Qing Dynasty, people with the Bu surname in Shanxi and other places moved to Mongolia to make a living. For Shanxi people, this is called walking to the west. At this time, people with the Southern Bu surname were already scattered in today's South China, Southwest China and other places. Today, the Bu surname is widely distributed across the country, especially in Anhui, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Inner Mongolia. The Bu surname in the above four provinces accounts for about 67% of the Han population in the country.

In the long-term process of reproduction and migration, the Bu surname of County Wangtang has formed the following county names: 1. Xihe County, where the government is located in Lishi, Shanxi today; 2. Wuling County, where the government is located in Yiling (today's Yiling) South of Xupu, Hunan); 3. Henan County, the administrative seat is Luoyang (now northeast of Luoyang, Henan).

Call names: "Zhonglie", "Xihe", "Zhongxing", etc.

Clan Characteristics 1. The origins of the surname Bu are complicated. To this day, it is difficult even for people with the surname Bu to tell which branch they come from. 2. If you are not a good fortune teller, you are a doctor or divination person. People with the surname Bu seem to be faithfully fulfilling this old saying. Medicine and divination have the same origin, and there are many people with the surname Bu who are engaged in medicine and "Book of Changes". 3. Bu Shi, a famous minister who started his career as a shepherd in the early Han Dynasty, used shepherds as a metaphor and said an eternal saying about governing the country: "Governing the people should be like this. The evil ones will go away easily without letting them destroy the flock."

Celebrity divination merchants: Scholars of the Jin Dynasty in the late Spring and Autumn Period. Zixia, a favorite disciple of Confucius, was famous for his literature. He studied the teachings of "Poetry" intensively, understood the great meaning of "Spring and Autumn", and also understood "Yi" and "Li". In his later years, he lectured at Xihe, advocating that a ruler must read the Spring and Autumn Annals to prevent officials from compiling power. Marquis Wen of Wei personally consulted on state affairs and expected to learn etiquette from him. Li Kui and Wu Qi both came out of his sect. Divination style: Henan (now Luoyang, Henan), official in the Western Han Dynasty. Get rich by shepherding sheep. During the reign of Emperor Wu, he wrote a letter wishing that half of the lost family's wealth would be used to help others, and he summoned Zhonglang to pay homage to him. He used the bounty to help the treasury, and still wore commoner clothes to shepherd the royal sheep in the mountains. Emperor Wu ordered him to govern the county. If he had political achievements, he was given the title of Marquis of Guannei. In Yuanding, the official reached the imperial censor. Bu Jing: A native of Wu County (now Suzhou, Jiangsu), an official of Wu in the Three Kingdoms. As famous as Lu Xun in the same county, he was promoted to Yanling. Bu Wangyu: A descendant of the Huns from the former Zhao Dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. He was fond of reading "Yi" when he was young, and lived in seclusion in Longmen Mountain, which was praised by Guo Pu.

Later he became an official as Taichang and was soon promoted to General Pingbei. When he followed General Jin Chong of Zhenbei to attack Jinyang Liu Kun, he was defeated. Jin Chong blamed him and was beheaded. Bu Tianyu: A native of Yuhang, Wuxing (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang), a general of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. He was good at riding and shooting, and once served as the archery teacher of Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty. The later official was appointed General Guangwei, and the prince Shao killed his father, the queen. He stood up and died in battle. Bu Tiansheng: Bu Tian and his younger brother, generals of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty. As a young general, he conquers the masses with his bravery. Because of his brother's death, Emperor Xiaowu promoted him to the rank of King of Xiyang and joined the army. Later he was promoted to the prefect of Yiyang. He was killed for treason. Bu Mingzu: A native of Yuhang, Wuxing, and a general of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. Kong Wu was so powerful that he was summoned by Liu Yu to be the leader of the team. He followed Liu Yu in the east and west, and was granted the title of Marquis of Guanzhong due to his merits. Bu Changfu: Henan native, official in Tang Dynasty. In the 17th year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign, he published thirty volumes of "Selected Works" and was awarded the title of Lieutenant of Fuyang County, Hangzhou. Bu Tianfu: A native of Luoyang, a minister of the Yuan Dynasty. He successively served as the history of Nanjing Prefecture, the director of the Ministry of Industry, and the doctor of the Ministry of Punishment. He later moved to the general manager of Raozhou Road to be the first in charge of governance. Later, he paid homage to the Shannan Lian Visiting Envoy, and enforced strict discipline and clean government. He once published the "Zhongxing Economic and Governance Policy", but all of them were ill-advised. Bu Hui: A native of Yixing, Jiangsu Province, a famous doctor in the Ming Dynasty. Proficient in medical skills, he once served as the imperial physician of the imperial hospital. Bu Shichen: a native of Xiushui, Zhejiang Province, a scholar and legendary novelist in the Ming Dynasty. He is upright and unconventional, writing books behind closed doors every day. There are "Yuefu Guide", "Shanshuihepu" and so on. There are also legends such as "The Story of Holly", "The Story of Qihui", "The Story of Shuangchuan" and "The Story of Four Tribulations". Bu Datong: a native of Xiushui, Zhejiang Province, an official in the Ming Dynasty. Jiajing Jinshi. He was first appointed as the head of the Ministry of Punishment, and later moved to Huguang as the chief envoy to participate in the meeting to suppress the resistance of the Miao people. He was appointed deputy envoy to Fujian Province. At that time, Japanese pirates invaded the coast, and Datong set up a defense strategy. There is "Bei Japanese Illustrations". Bu Shunian: a native of Wujiang in the south of the Yangtze River, a painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Gonghua was praised by famous artists such as Dong Qichang. After the death of Ming Dynasty, he pretended to be crazy and died. There is "Yunzhi Collection". Bu Yunzhao: A native of Feng County, Jiangsu Province, with the courtesy name Luting. He is good at reading and medicine, and loves righteousness rather than money. Bu Erchang: a native of Qiantang (now Hangzhou), Zhejiang, named Xiangmen, a poet of the Qing Dynasty. Working on landscapes can also produce poetry. There is "Xianmen Posthumous Manuscript". Bu Daoying: a native of Changzhou, Jiangsu (now Suzhou), a famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty. He is proficient in medical skills and is famous for his pediatrics. His son, Bu Shaoying, and his grandson, Bu Guisen, were both skilled in young subjects. Bu Shanrui: A native of Feixian County, Shandong Province, with the courtesy name Tongwan, a medical scientist in the Qing Dynasty. Proficient in medicine. In his later years, he wrote "Shuqianlu". Bu Zuxue: A native of Jiaxing, Zhejiang, a medical scientist in the Qing Dynasty and the author of "Pulse Jue for Febrile Diseases".