1, originated from Yao's surname.
The son of the last abdicated emperor in ancient times was named, was sealed in the commercial land, and established the state of Yu. Later generations took the country name as their surname and called it Yu's.
2. From the child's surname
During the Shang Dynasty, there was an ancient vassal state called Ya State, which still existed in the Western Zhou Dynasty. People who take their hometown as their surname are called Yu.
3. Originated from Ji surname
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Taibo established the State of Wu. At that time, Yu and Wu were the same word, and Wu was always called Yu. After the State of Wu, the descendants and compatriots of the Wu royal family all took the old country as their surname and called Yu.
4. From the topic,
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was an official in charge of various materials in the mountain forest named Yu Heng, also known as Guan Yu. Among Yu Henghe's descendants, some took the ancestral title as their surname, which was called Yu Henghe, and later simplified to the single surname Yu.
5. Immigrants from abroad
Migration of other ethnic minorities. Among the Yao, Miao, Tujia and other ethnic minorities, there are Yu clan members.