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Migration and Distribution (Not available) The Ku (She) surname is not listed among the top 100 surnames in the Mainland and Taiwan. The Ku (She) surname is derived from an official title, and its origin can be traced back to the period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. According to the "Tongzhi·Clan Genealogy", as early as the time of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, there were already people with the surname She. Therefore, the history of the She surname is at least 2,000 years old. According to the "Fengsu Tong", the ancestors of the She surname were the ancient officials in charge of granaries, and their descendants took the official title as their surname. According to the "Tongzhi·Clan Genealogy", the She surname was derived from an official position. There was a Cang family during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. Since the She clan held the position related to the She surname for a long time, their descendants took the official title as their surname. The prominent families of this surname were based in Kuocang. This surname originated from the area around Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang and then spread throughout the country. Another branch of the She surname comes from ethnic minorities. During the Two Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties periods, a large number of Xianbei people from the north flocked to the Central Plains. Among them, the compound surnames Shemen, Shedi, and the three - character surname Kuruoguan were influenced by the Han people and changed to the single - character surname Ku (She).