Pu Surname

Surname Overview

The surname Pu is pronounced pǔ, is currently uncommon, and is distributed in Fulu of Hebei, Taiyuan and Xinzhou of Shanxi, Hancheng of Shaanxi, and Pu'an of Guizhou.

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Origins

Spring and Autumn Origin

The ancestor of the Pu lineage was a senior official of the State of Song during the Spring and Autumn period; later descendants honored Shang Tang as the founding ancestor of the surname.

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Qing Imperial Lineage Origin

Another lineage consists of descendants of the Qing imperial Aisin Gioro clan who adopted a personal name as their surname.

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Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

As a Han Chinese surname, Pu is recorded in the Chinese Dictionary of Chinese Characters citing Xing Lu and in the Dictionary of Surnames citing Xing Yuan.

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Migration and Distribution

Geographic Distribution

The Pu surname is also found in Qidong of Jiangsu, Shenyang of Liaoning, Hsinchu and Kaohsiung in Taiwan, as well as Taipei, Pingtung, Kenli of Shandong, and Beijing.

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Notable People

Modern Figures

Pu Xinyu, originally named Pu Ru and styled Xinyu, was a Manchu painter and calligrapher. He taught at Beijing Normal University, Kyoto Imperial University, and Beiping Art College, and became a professor at Taiwan Normal University after going to Taiwan in 1949.

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Genealogy and Generation Names

Qing Imperial Generation Names

In the relevant Qing imperial lineage counting Nurhaci as the first generation, Pu is the eleventh generation name, followed by Yu, Heng, Qi, Tao, Lü, Zeng, and Qi; in 1937, twelve additional generation names were added: “Jing Zhi Kai Duan, Xi Ying Yuan Sheng, Zheng Zhao Mao Xiang.”

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