Wu / Wu
The 於 surname is pronounced yū. It is a traditional Chinese surname, was not among the 300 most common Chinese surnames, and is generally considered to have 於則 as its founding ancestor. Its commanderies include Liyang, Jingzhao, and Guangling, and its hall name is Jiumin Hall.
The 於 surname has several recorded origins: descendants of 於則, a minister of the Yellow Emperor, adopted the name of his fief; descendants of Western Zhou officials called 於官 adopted the office title; residents of the Qi settlement 於丘 adopted the settlement name; and descendants associated with Chen Zhongzi's residence at 於陵 later simplified the name to 於.
Recorded genealogical works include the Guizhou Tongzi Fourth Continuation of the 於 Genealogy and the Hangzhou Xixi 於 Genealogy. The latter consists of 16 volumes, with four volumes of Shizhen Records and an additional Poetry and Calligraphy Record.
The 於 surname has the commanderies of Liyang, Jingzhao, and Guangling. The Jiumin Hall name derives from the story of 於仲寬, a Ming-dynasty magistrate of Yongxin who protected the people of Nanxiang.
The 於 surname is mainly distributed in Henan, Hebei, and Zhejiang, and is also found in Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, and Taiwan.
In the Song dynasty, 於琳 was captured during Chen Tong's rebellion and was killed after refusing to surrender. In the Ming dynasty, 於敖 became a presented scholar, served at Fen prefecture overseeing southern Ji, and eventually became a governor-general censor.
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