hù 扈

Migration and Distribution (Lack of information) The Hu surname is not listed among the top 100 surnames in the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. The Hu surname originated from the Si surname. In ancient times, Emperor Yao abdicated the throne to Emperor Shun, and Emperor Shun, in recognition of Yu the Great's meritorious service in flood - control, abdicated the throne to Yu. However, Yu later passed the throne to his son Qi, who established the Xia Dynasty and was historically known as Xia Qi. Since Yu violated the traditional practice of abdication, it aroused the dissatisfaction of some vassal states. Among them, there was a clan called Youhu Clan that rebelled against Qi but was defeated by Qi, and the clan was almost exterminated. The surviving members of the Youhu Clan changed their surname to Hu to avoid persecution, which became the origin of the Hu surname. Another theory is that after Qi established the Xia Dynasty, he enfeoffed his descendants in Hu (around present - day Huxian County, Shaanxi Province), establishing the Hu State. Some descendants of the noble families of the Hu State took the name of the state as their surname, known as the Hu Clan, which is another origin of the Hu surname today. The Hu surname originated in Huxian County, Shaanxi Province. Due to historical reasons, it later spread across the country. One branch settled in Macheng County, Huguang. Later, because of the family's prosperity, they were framed and persecuted. Some clan members then migrated to various places. One branch moved to Guizhou, and now some are distributed in Tongzi, Guizhou; some are in Shijiao Town, Qijiang County, Chongqing; and some are in Jiangjin, Chongqing and other places.