Fu (surname)

Fu is a common spelling for some Chinese surnames, such as 傅, 符, 付, 扶, 伏, and 富.

The following are people with this surname:

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傅

According to ancient texts, the name 傅 originated in the time of the Shang dynasty king Wu Ding (1324–1266 BC). Wu Ding dreamed about a man looking like a prisoner, and was told by a god that this was the wise man that he had been seeking. Wu Ding immediately commissioned a portrait of the mysterious man and searched everywhere for him. Finally, a man who looked exactly like the man in the dream was found performing hard labor building walls in the Fu Cliffs (in present-day Shanxi province, by the Great Wall). Wu Ding rescued the man, whose name was Yue, and gave him the name Fu Yue. Fu Yue was made prime minister and, as expected, went on to become a great administrator. His descendants adopted Fu as their surname.[1]

Fu Yue (1200 BC)

Fu Chieh-tzu. A Han dynasty officer who assassinated the king of the Xiongnu in 77 BC. [2]

Consort Fu (? - 3 BC)

Fu Hsi. A Han dynasty Marshall of State from 6 - 1 BC. [3]

Empress Fu (Ai) (? - 1 BC)

Fu Yu (? - 87 AD). Colonel-protector in Han Dynasty China. Killed in a Ch'iang rebellion in 87 AD. [4]

Fu Hsieh (187 AD) Han dynasty imperial court adviser. [5]

Fu Tong (? - 222 AD)

Fu Qian (216 - 263 AD)

Fu Xuan (217 - 278 AD)

Fu Liang (374 - 426 AD)

Fu Yi (554 - 639)

Fu Yau-yu (1024 - 1091 AD)

Fu An (? - 1429 AD)

Fu Shan (1607 - 1684 AD)

Fu Hung-lieh (? - 1680 AD)

Fu La-t'a (? - 1694 AD)

Fu Ch'ing (? - 1750 AD)

Fuheng (? - 1770 AD)

Fu Nai (1758 - 1811 AD)

Fu Zuoyi (1895 - 1974 AD)

符

From a character meaning ‘symbol’, ‘tally’, or ‘magic figure’. This was one of the characters in a title meaning ‘keeper of the royal seals’. During the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 BC), a grandson of a duke of the state of Lu held a post as the keeper of royal seals. His descendants adopted a character from the job title as their surname.[1]

Fu Pi (? - 386 AD)

付

扶

伏

Fu Xi (29th C. BC)

Fu Sheng (335 - 357 AD)

富

Name borne by descendants of Fu Chen, a senior minister during the Zhou dynasty (1122-221 BC), and of Fu Fu, a member of the royal family of the state of Lu dring the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 BC).[1]

Fu Bi (1004 - 1083 AD)[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c http://www.answers.com/topic/fu-3
  2. ^ The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 409
  3. ^ The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 218
  4. ^ The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 428
  5. ^ The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 434
  6. ^ http://blog.voc.com.cn/blog_showone_type_blog_id_636856_p_1.html