Pu Surname

Surname Overview

Population and Rank

The Pu surname has a national population of approximately 250,000 and is considered a common surname, ranking 293rd in population.

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Origins

Origin in Ba Commandery

The earliest Chinese Pu surname is traced to Ba Commandery in Yizhou during the Eastern Han dynasty, roughly corresponding to present-day Sichuan.

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Jilin Korean Ethnic Origin

The Pu surname is numerous among the Korean ethnic population in Jilin, representing another origin of the surname.

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Historical Records

Three Kingdoms Record

The Weishu section of Records of the Three Kingdoms records that in the twentieth year of Jian'an, Pu Hu, king of the Ba tribes, led the Ba tribes to submit.

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Migration and Distribution

Distribution on the Korean Peninsula

The listed distribution place names are all on the Korean Peninsula, including Seonsan, Jilin, Pyeongtaek, Naju, Sunheung, Andong, Yaseong, Gusu, Gwangju, Gyeongju, Songsan, and Geumju.

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Notable People

Historical Figure Pu Shou

Pu Shou, of the Feimo clan and styled Renshan, was a Qing-dynasty member of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner. He served as deputy commander of the Manchu Bordered Blue Banner and commander of the Han Army Plain Yellow Banner, and was promoted to General of Fuzhou and concurrently Commissioner for Naval Affairs.

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