Surname Overview
Pronunciation and Rarity
鉏 is a rare surname recorded with the pronunciation Xú.
Xú Surname
Surname profileXú / Hsü
Origins
Multiple Origins
Three surname lineages are recorded: Yún, Jī, and Jiāng, associated respectively with the Youqiong Chushi, Ji Gongmi of Lu, Chu Ni of Jin, Cheng Chu of Wei, and Qiang Chu of Zheng.
Historical Records
Classical Attestations
The Jiyun explains 鉏 as a personal name and records the pronunciation “Xu”; the Zuo Commentary, Duke Xiang, year 4, records: “Hou Yi moved from Chu to Qiongshi.”
Migration and Distribution
Present Distribution
People of the Chu surname are recorded in Bengbu, Huaiyuan, Mengcheng, and Ma'anshan in Anhui; Harbin in Heilongjiang; Pudong in Shanghai; and Wuxi in Jiangsu, among other places.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Chu Ni was a strongman of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period; Chu Yongdeng, from Xiushui County in Zhejiang during the Ming period, passed the Tianqi jiazi provincial examination.
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