Surname Overview
Overview
The surname Zhuo is rare. It is said to have originated in the Three Kingdoms period and is mainly distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, and Guizhou. The revised 2002 edition of Qian Jia Xing included the surname 猪.
zhū Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 5zhū
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The surname 猪 is included in Xinbian Qian Jia Xing. It is reported in Yanjin, Henan, with its origin referred to Zhonghua Xingfu.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution and Migration
About 40 people in the Liupanshui area of Guizhou are said to have the surname 猪. Zhu Fuqiang came from Liupanshui and had lived in Ningbo for nearly 15 years.
Notable People
Recorded Person
Zhu Fuqiang was a security team leader at a property-management company in Ningbo. He used his genealogy and early household-registration documents to establish his surname.
Genealogy and Generation Names
Surname Changes
Because the surname could invite ridicule, some descendants changed it to the homophonous surnames 朱 or 诸. Most of the younger generation in Liupanshui had changed their surname.
Research Notes
Surname Distinction
The surname 猪 should not be conflated with 朱. The surname 猪 was not included in Bai Jia Xing.
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