Hū Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

The surname 忽 is pronounced Hū. It is rare, occurs mainly in Yunnan and Henan, and is found among Mongol, Hui, and Han communities. Within Yunnan, it is most concentrated in Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County.

Reference: 忽姓起源分布与家谱家族

Origins

Mongol Origin

One line is traced to Mongol groups recorded as the Mangwu, Wanggu, Manghu, and Manghu clans; during and after the Yuan period, some adopted the Sinicized surnames Meng or Hu.

Reference: 忽姓 _ 百科

Hui Origin

One Hui line descends from the family of Sayyid Ajall Shams al-Din Umar and adopted 忽 from the sound of the first syllable of an ancestral Hui name. The Yuanshi Shizubiao associates this line with Huxin and Huxian.

Reference: 忽姓 _ 百科

Historical Records

The surname appears in the clan sections of both the Xutongzhi and Qingtongzhi under the entering-tone category. An ancestral name cited from the Xingyuan appears as Zhonghu in one account and Huzhong in the Xutongzhi, with the discrepancy unresolved.

Reference: 忽姓_忽姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery and Hall

Hongnong is recorded as a commandery affiliation of the Hu surname. Its recorded hall name is Zhutang, established from a commandery affiliation.

Reference: 忽姓_忽姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Notable People

Historical Figures

Hu Zhong, a Ming-era native of Huyang, served as assistant prefect of Jingzhou during the Zhengtong reign. Hu Zhuantai passed the military provincial examination in the Xinyou year of the Kangxi reign.

Reference: 忽姓_忽姓的来源和历史_百家姓