Bu Surname

Surname Overview

The surname Bu is pronounced bù. It is currently uncommon but widely distributed, and is found among Han, Miao, Tibetan, Tu, and Daur people.

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Origins

Multiple Origins

The surname Bu has at least twelve recorded origins, including descendants of the Qiang figure Buzi, a change from Gubu, descendants of the Qiuci king Bushibi, and sinicized surname changes among Manchu and Mongol groups.

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Historical Records

Documentary Records

The surname Bu is included in the Clan Records of the Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi; related records also cite Fengsu Tong, Xing shi kao lüe, and Xing shi cidian.

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies and Halls

The Bu lineage has Luoyang and Dongping as commandery seats. Its hall names include Luoyang Hall and Dongping Hall, both established from these commandery names.

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Migration and Distribution

Distribution and Migration

The surname is distributed in Wuqing of Tianjin, Taiyuan of Shanxi, several places in Hebei, Qingyuan of Liaoning, Tacheng and Buerjin of Xinjiang, Xinhui of Guangdong, Tianlin of Guangxi, Hejiang of Sichuan, and Qiubei and Maguan of Yunnan. Eight villages in Dabu Township of Yanggu are ancestral settlements of the Bu surname.

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Genealogy and Generation Names

Genealogy Generational Names

Generational-name sequences are recorded for Bu lineages in Huojia, Jiaozuo, and Yiyang in Henan, among the Qiang Bu lineage in Kangding of Sichuan, and in Yanggu of Shandong; the sequences differ by branch.

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