1. Origin of the surname

The surname Lu (Lù) has six origins:

1. It comes from the surname Ji, a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. According to the "Tang Taiyuan Ling Lu Gong Monument" and "New Tang Book: Genealogy List of Prime Ministers", the grandson of Emperor Ku, the great grandson of the Yellow Emperor, was named Xuanyuan. .

2. Coming from the surname Jiang, he is a descendant of Emperor Yan. According to the "Compilation of Yuanhe Surnames", the Yellow Emperor granted the concubine of Emperor Yan to Ludi (today's Changzhi area of ??Shanxi Province). There was a baby named Luzi in the Spring and Autumn Period. Later, he took the fiefdom as his surname, and later moved to Sandianshui to take the Lu surname.

3. It comes from the surname Yu, and is a descendant of Lu Zhong (actually also a descendant of the Yellow Emperor). According to "Jiwen of Kunxue" and "Kao of Surnames", Lu Zhong, the descendant of the Yellow Emperor, had a fourth son named Qiuyan (a Xizi), who was granted the title of Lu, and his descendants took Lu as their surname.

4. The surname is derived from the name of the county. According to the "Notes on Surname Jijiu Chapter", Lu, originally written as Lu, was first the name of a water, and later the name of a county (the old city is located in Dongbali, Tong County, Beijing today). Some of the residents took the county name as their surname.

5. Comes from the surname Wei, a descendant of Emperor Yan. The Yellow Emperor granted a descendant of Emperor Yan to Lu, namely Chidi Luzi (today's Lucheng area in Shanxi Province) during the Spring and Autumn Period. People in the country called him the Lu family. Later, they were destroyed in the Jin Dynasty, and their descendants took the country as their surname (suspected to have the same surname as Jiang). Lu is also written as Lu, also known as Lu.

6. From other clans. According to "Book of Wei·Guan Shi Zhi", the surname Lu was changed to Lu after the Luzhen surname disappeared in the Northern Wei Dynasty; today the Manchu, Dong, Jingpo and other ethnic groups also have this surname.

The ancestor who got the surname: Xuanyuan. Huangdi's son was named Xuanxiao, and Xuanxiao gave birth to a son, Diku, who was named Gaoxin. Emperor Ku had a son, Zhi, and his son Xuanyuan was a tribal leader in the Tang Dynasty. Later, Xuanyuan was granted the title of Lu Zhonghou for his merits. He remained a marquis through the Yushun and Xia dynasties. His descendants took the country as their surname and called Lu surname. He also respected Xuanyuan as the ancestor of the people with the surname Lu.

2. Migration Distribution

The origin of the surname Lu is very complex. During the Han Dynasty, the surname Lu was already very eye-catching when it was mentioned in the annals of history. ) people's roads are warm and comfortable, people in Yuyang (now Miyun, Beijing) are people on the road, people in Shujun (ruling today's Chengdu, Sichuan) are building roads, people in Chenliu (ruling today's Kaifeng, Henan) are people on the road are Cui, people in Taiyuan (now part of Shanxi) are on the road Buddha... …. It can be seen that at this time, the surname Lu was already distributed in the northern lands such as Hebei, Beijing, Henan, and Shanxi, and some people with the surname Lu were settled in Sichuan. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the surname Lu continued to flourish, especially in today's Henan Province, where the surname Lu appeared in five counties: Xiangcheng County, Chenliu County, Henan County, Neihuang County, and Yingchuan County. It shows that people with this surname flourished in the areas of Xiangcheng, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Neihuang, and Yuzhou in present-day Henan, and the scenery was outstanding. In addition, people with the Lu surname also formed large settlements in Daming, Ningxia, and Xi'an, Shaanxi, and their population flourished until the Sui and Tang dynasties. What is particularly worth mentioning is that people with the surname Lu who thrived in the famous names of today's Hebei Province appeared in history at this time and became famous. Of course, the violent social unrest at this time also caused a large number of people with the surname Lu to travel south to the south of the Yangtze River, and formed the Dongyang County Wang with the surname Lu in the Jinhua area of ????Zhejiang today. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the above-mentioned counties with the surname of Lu were still prosperous, and centered on the counties with the surname of Lu in Yangping, they expanded to the present day in Shandong. For example, Lu Yan, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, was from the Guan family of Weizhou (today's Guanxian County, Shandong Province), and his family was quite influential in the local area. Famous, noble for generations, and with a prosperous population, Hou Luyan was demoted outside the mountains for some reasons. His son fled to Hunan and lived in Qiyang, Yongzhou. This should be the beginning of the Lu surname entering Hunan. During the Song Dynasty, Lu Zhen later moved from Qiyang, Yongzhou to Xiangtan, Tanzhou (now part of Hunan). In the early Ming Dynasty, the Shanxi Lu surname was one of the surnames of the people who migrated to Hongdong Dahuai tree in the Ming Dynasty. They were relocated to Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Tianjin and other places. From then on to the Qing Dynasty, people with the Lu surname were scattered throughout the country due to official duties, making a living, and avoiding disasters. Today, the Lu surname is widely distributed across the country, especially in Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Henan and other provinces. The Lu surname in the above four provinces accounts for about 71% of the Han population in the country. The surname Lu is the 151st surname in China today. It has a large population, accounting for about 0.07% of the country's Han population.

3. Historical celebrities

Lu Xiong: a native of Yangping, a general of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Because of his great achievements in military expeditions, he was promoted to General Fubo and served as Captain of Che.

Lu Sui: A native of Yangping, a minister of the Tang Dynasty. Cite the Ming Sutra.

He moved to Zuo Buque, served as a bachelor of ministers, a scholar of Zhongshu, and a bachelor of Hanlin. During the reign of Emperor Wenzong, he served as the minister of Zhongshu and Ping Zhangshi (the same position as prime minister) under Zhongshu's family, supervising the compilation of national history. Later he served as the military governor of Zhenhai. There is "Ping Huaixi Ji".

Lu Yan: A native of the Guan family in Weizhou, a minister in the Tang Dynasty. He was born as a Jinshi, and moved to the countryside as a farm Yuanwailang, a Hanlin bachelor, and as a minister of the Ministry of War, he worked under the same family as Zhongshu. After eight years in office, he gradually advanced to Zuopushe. Later, he turned against Wei Baoheng and was exiled to Danzhou and sentenced to death.

Lu Gao: A native of Bingzhou (now Taiyuan, Shanxi Province), a painter of the Song Dynasty. He was good at painting camels, and he made several strokes after being drunk. He was quite prosperous and was known as one of the three masters of Hedong. He was also good at painting ghosts and gods.

Lu Bin: A native of Jinyang (now Taiyuan, Shanxi Province), an official in the Southern Song Dynasty. When he was sentenced to prison in Guangxi, he clearly observed the truth and put an end to unjust imprisonment. Later, he petitioned for the people's orders and reduced some of the excessively heavy taxes. From official to minister of punishment.

Lu Zhen: Qiyang, Yongzhou (now part of Hunan Province), minister and scholar in the Song Dynasty. At the age of five, he was familiar with "The Classic of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius". Later, he became a Jinshi and served as Dr. Taichang. His literary works are praised by famous writers, and he is the author of "Nine Kingdoms".

Lu Ying: A native of Wenshang, Shandong, a minister of the Ming Dynasty. In the third year of Zhengde's reign, he became a Jinshi and was awarded the title of Chief of the Nanjing Ministry of War. He has known the three prefectures of Xiangyang, Songjiang and Huai'an, and is ranked first in governance. The tired official went to the Ministry of War.

Lu Heng: A native of Dangtu, Taiping Prefecture (now part of Anhui Province), an official in the Ming Dynasty. He once served as the magistrate of Anxi County. He was an honest official and paid special attention to schools. Lu Ruying: A native of Lingchuan, Shanxi Province, an official in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Chongzhen was appointed as the Tongzhi of Linqing. Later, the Qing soldiers attacked Linqing City and were killed by the rebels.

Lu Wenshu: A native of Juludongli, a scribe of the Western Han Dynasty. He was a shepherd when he was young, and when he grew up, he became a small official in the prison, learned laws and regulations, and became a county prison historian. After studying "Spring and Autumn", he gradually became more knowledgeable, promoted filial piety and integrity, and became the Prime Minister of Shanyi. Later, he was promoted to Tingwei to report to Cao Cao. After Emperor Xuan ascended the throne, he wrote a letter against torture and advocated a suspended sentence for the sake of virtue. He was promoted to the prefect of Linhuai, but he had strange governance and died in the official position. His article is more famous for "Shang De's Probation Book".

Lu Bode: A native of Pingzhou, Xihe, and a general of the Western Han Dynasty. For his meritorious service in conquering the Xiongnu from Huo Qubing, the right governor of Beiping was granted the title of Marquis of Pili by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Later, he made great achievements in conquering South Vietnam. In the first year of Taichu, because his son committed treason and immorality, he was deprived of his title and demoted to Captain Qiannu.

Lu Shuyuan: A native of Danyang Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu Province) in the Southern Song Dynasty, she was selected into the harem of Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty because of her beauty. He gave birth to Liu Jun (Emperor Xiaowu) and worshiped Shuyuan. After Xiaowu ascended the throne, she was honored as the empress dowager. Because Emperor Ming lost his biological mother when he was young, he was raised by her. After Emperor Ming came to the throne, he respected her as the Empress Dowager Chongxian.

Lu Sigong: A native of Jingzhao Sanyuan (now part of Shaanxi Province), a minister of the Tang Dynasty. When he was appointed Shenwu Ling, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty believed that his administrative achievements were the best in the world, and he could be succeeded by Lu Gong of the Han Dynasty, so he was given his current name. Known for managing wealth. Later, he became Minister of War and stayed in Dongdu.

Lu Jingchun: A native of Linqing in the Tang Dynasty. There are few people who are determined to learn and have no experience in learning. I stayed in mourning and stayed in the house for three years. Later he was promoted to Jinshi and moved to Chongxian Hall to be a bachelor. Following the imperial edict, he edited the Ceremony of Postal Ceremony, and also wrote books such as "Summary of Surnames" and "Records of Clothing and Crown Collection". In the genealogy of surnames in the early Tang Dynasty, only famous scholars were respected, and those who wrote later were all from the surname of Lu.

Lu Youyu: The name is Ruti, and the courtesy name is Youyu. A native of Zhucheng, Shandong. Went to Japan to study and entered Waseda University in Tokyo. Later, he returned to China due to illness and became the editor of Beijing's "Yi Shi Bao". Joined the Kuomintang of China in the twelfth year of the Republic of China. He was later arrested and killed by Zhang Zuolin at the age of 32.