lú 卢

The surname "Lu" has the following origins: 1. It comes from the "Jiang" surname and is derived from the name of a fief. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a noble named Gao, the son of Duke Wen of the Qi State. He was granted the fief of Lu Yi (present - day Changqing County, Shandong Province). His descendants took "Lu" as their surname. 2. It is derived from the name of a state. According to "Fengsu Tongyi" (a work on customs), there was an ancient state called Luzi State, and later the people there took "Lu" as their surname. As stated in "Tongzhi - Shizu Lue - Derived from the Name of a State", the Lu clan was also written as "Lu" and was descended from Jili of the Luzi State. 3. It was changed from the compound surnames of the Xianbei ethnic group during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. According to "Wei Shu - Guanshi Zhi" (History of the Northern Wei Dynasty - Records of Official Titles), the Northern Wei Mohu clan changed their surname to "Lu" (written with the grass - radical "芦" first and then removed the grass - radical), and the Tufulu clan also changed their surname to "Lu".