Surname Overview
Surname Relation
The Chu surname is identified with the Chushi surname; Chushi is one form of this surname.
Chushi Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 9Chushi / Ch'u-shih
Origins
Surname Origin
The Qianfu Lun records the Chushi surname as belonging to the Zheng Ji lineage.
Historical Records
Documentary Records
The Tongzhi links the Chu and Chushi surnames and records Liang chancellor Chu Da in the Han period and Chu Xiansheng Shaosun in the Yuan-Cheng period as renowned for Confucian learning.
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