Surname Overview
Surname Character
“餘 (馀)” can be used as a surname.
Yú Surname
Surname profileYú / Yü
Historical Records
Documentary Record
Volume 2 of the Yuanhe Xingzuan records Yu Wei of the Jin dynasty.
Research Notes
Character Distinction
In ancient Chinese, “余” and “餘” were two different characters; as a surname, “余” is generally written as “余,” and the modern 餘 surname seems to have disappeared.
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