Origins
Origin
The surname Xu appears in works including the Xingshi Jijiupian, Xutongzhi: Shizulue, and Wanxing Tongpu. One account holds that it arose from an erroneous writing of the surname 吀 and subsequently became a surname.
吁 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 62Historical Records
Early Attestations
Texts record a person named 吁子 in the Zhou period; they also record 吁子先 as a native of Chengdu who lived to one hundred years.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
Today, the surname Xu is distributed in Hekou in Yunnan, Qingliu and Pucheng in Fujian, Ningdu in Jiangxi, and Jiading in Shanghai, among other places.
Notable People
Historical Figure
Two period attributions are recorded for 吁子先: one identifies him with the Han dynasty, while another, citing the Xingshi Cidian, states that there was a 吁子先 in the Ming dynasty.
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