qú 璩

Migration and Distribution (Lack of information) The Qu surname is not listed among the top 100 surnames in the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. "Qu" is an ancient jade ring made of gold or silver. In ancient times, people regarded jade as a very noble thing, so some people took this kind of utensil as their surname and called themselves the Qu clan, becoming one branch of the Qu surname. Another branch originated from the Ji surname. At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, during the large - scale enfeoffment, Kang Shu (named Ji Feng) was enfeoffed in the State of Wei, with its capital in Chaoge (southwest of present - day Qi County, Henan Province). By the Spring and Autumn Period, a meritorious member of the ducal clan in the State of Wei was enfeoffed in Qu by the Duke of Wei and was titled as Earl, historically known as Lord Qu. The descendants of Lord Qu took Qu as their surname. Since "Qu" and "Qu" (璩) have the same pronunciation, in the process of development, some people with the Qu surname changed their surname to the Qu (璩) surname with a better meaning, and a few people with the Qu surname simply removed the grass - head radical and changed their surname to Ju. Therefore, the Qu (璩), Qu, and Ju surnames have the same origin and co - exist to this day. The Qu (璩) surname is mainly distributed in Henan, Hunan, Anhui, Fujian, Shanxi, Hubei, Zhejiang, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and so on. The prominent families of the Qu (璩) surname mostly originated from Liyang, which is the area north of the Yangtze River and south of the Huai River today.