Surname Overview
The surname Zhu is a relatively rare Chinese surname, pronounced zhù.
住 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 2Origins
The surname Zhu is traditionally associated with the compound surname Kuzhu and is said to have been simplified from it, but the origin of Kuzhu remains unestablished. It is also recorded as a Manchu surname.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The Zheng Tongzhi: Shizüe records the surname Zhu, stating that it first appears in the Xingyuan and noting: “There are people of this surname in Jiangdong today.”
Migration and Distribution
Current Distribution
The surname Zhu is currently distributed in Beijing; Pingdu in Shandong; Taiyuan, Linfen, Xinzhou, and Yuncheng in Shanxi; Wuhan in Hubei; and Chengdu in Sichuan. It is also recorded in Longhua, Hebei, and Fenyang, Shanxi.
Notable People
Historical Figure
Zhu Shengfa was born in Qufu, Shandong, in March 1942. He served as general manager of the Daqing Mobile Communications Branch, was a senior political engineer, and was a member of the fifth Daqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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