Surname Overview
Rare Surname
Hu is a rare Chinese surname and is not included in the list of the Hundred Family Surnames.
瑚 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 15Origins
Zhen'an Lineage
The 瑚 surname in Yanwuhe and Cangfang of Daping Town, Zhen'an County, Shaanxi, traces its ancestors to Waxieba in Raozhou Prefecture, Jiangxi. During the late Yuan wars, Wang Daocheng moved to Huanggang, Hubei, inherited his maternal grandfather Hu's property, and his descendants adopted Hu as their surname. In 1768, Hu Yiwen moved from Huanggang to Yanwuhe in Zhen'an County.
Formation of the Character
In the late Qing dynasty, local members of the Hu lineage added the character 王 to the left of 胡 to form 瑚, honoring ancestors from both the Wang and Hu families while retaining the pronunciation.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The surname 瑚 is included in Zhongguo Xingshi Daquan, which describes it as an extremely rare historical surname still existing today; it is also recorded in Zhonghua Xingfu and Zhongri Xingshi Huibian.
Research Notes
Divergent Origin Records
Surname records describe the migration and surname change of the Zhen'an branch in Shaanxi, while also recording that the origin is unknown.
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