Hú Surname

Surname Overview

Hu (Hú) is a rare surname in current use. It is found today in Changtu, Liaoning, and in Taiyuan, Linfen, and Lüliang, Shanxi, among the Han Chinese.

Reference: 狐姓_狐姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

Main Origins

The Hu surname is mainly traced to the Ji lineage. One branch descends from Prince Hu, son of King Ping of Zhou, and took the ancestor’s name as its surname; another is associated with Hu Jiju, a Jin grandee in the Spring and Autumn period, and descendants of Tang Shu Yu. Another account traces it to the fief of Linghu, later shortened to Hu.

Reference: 狐姓_狐姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The earliest recorded mention of the Hu surname is said to be in the Song-dynasty Tongzhi, Genealogical and Clan Records. The Genealogical and Clan Records of the Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi also include it.

Reference: 洪洞大槐树 | 每期一姓——狐姓_姓源_后裔_狐卷子

Migration and Distribution

Among the Hu migrants from the Hongdong Grand Locust Tree in the early Ming, the ancestral registered places included Pingyang Prefecture, Hongdong County, and Zhaocheng County. By the end of the Qing, their descendants were distributed across Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, and Shanxi.

Reference: 洪洞大槐树 | 每期一姓——狐姓_姓源_后裔_狐卷子

Notable People

Historical Figures

Historical figures include Hu Tu, a grandee of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period, and his son Hu Yan; Hu Juanzi of Wei in the Warring States period; Hu Du of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period; and Hu Zhong of the Ming dynasty.

Reference: 洪洞大槐树 | 每期一姓——狐姓_姓源_后裔_狐卷子