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### Migration and Distribution (No information available) The Lu surname is not among the top 100 surnames in the Chinese Hundred Family Surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan. The origin of the Lu surname can be traced back to the Zi clan. King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty had a son named Wu Geng, with the courtesy name Lu Fu. After the fall of the Shang Dynasty, King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty allowed Wu Geng to stay in Yinxu to manage the remaining people of the Shang Dynasty. However, Wu Geng was not willing to be a subject of others, so he allied with noblemen of the Zhou Dynasty such as Guan Shu and launched a rebellion in an attempt to overthrow the new regime. But the rebellion failed, and Wu Geng was killed. His descendants then took the character "Lu" from his courtesy name as their surname, thus forming the Lu clan. The Zhou Dynasty had an official position called Si Lu, which was in charge of finance and management. Although civil officials were highly respected in ancient times, since this position was directly related to the national fortune, the descendants of these officials also took pride in it and some adopted the character "Lu" as their surname. There are places called Lufeng and Lugong in Yunnan, and well - known Lu clan members emerged in this area at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the Lu clan here should have derived their surname from the place names. Lu Fu, also known as Wu Geng, was the son of King Zhou of the Yin Dynasty. After King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty defeated King Zhou, Wu Geng lived in his fief, Prince City (now the ancient city village in Putian Township, Guancheng District). During the reign of King Cheng of the Zhou Dynasty, Wu Geng rebelled against the Zhou Dynasty together with Guan Shu and Cai Shu. The rebellion was suppressed and Wu Geng was executed by the Duke of Zhou. The members of the Lu clan fled northward and reclaimed farmland on the wasteland south of the Yellow River to survive. As time passed, a well - known large village, Lu Village, was formed here. The Lu clan has a large population and a clear - cut generational hierarchy. Now there are more than 2,000 people with the Lu surname here, and they still follow the ancient ten - character generational naming method. These ten characters are: Tian, Di, Pei, Wan, Liang, Guo, Ming, Jiu, You, Zhu. So their names are Lu Zhu Mou, Lu You Mou, Lu Jiu Mou, etc. The Zhu - generation members address the You - generation members as uncles and aunts, and the Jiu - generation members as grandparents... Generation after generation, they continue to thrive. If these ten characters are used up, they will start over again. Regarding the records of the activities of the Lu clan, there was a Tubo chief named Lu Dongzan in the Tang Dynasty, but he was not truly of the "Lu" surname. During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, there was a heroic woman named Lu in Yunnan. She was the mother of Long Qinghou, the hereditary governor of the town. When the Wumeng people rebelled, Lady Lu led her subordinates to defend the prefectural office and provided supplies for the civilian army, thus saving the city. There are still many families with the Lu surname in Yunnan today. (The rest is omitted.)