yù 蔚

Migration and Distribution (Information missing) The Yu (蔚) surname is not ranked among the top 100 surnames in the Mainland and Taiwan. The Yu surname originated from the ancient Yuzhou (around present - day Yu County, Hebei Province). The local people took the place name as their surname and called themselves the Yu clan. Another branch of the Yu clan also originated from Yuzhou (present - day Yu County, Hebei Province). It is said that the small state of Dai established its capital there, and the local residents took the place name as their surname, also called the Yu clan. In ancient Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Xuan of Zhou enfeoffed Prince Pian of the Zheng State in Yuyi (around present - day Pingyao County and Lingqiu County, Shanxi Province). So Prince Pian was also called Yu Pian, and his descendants took the fief as their surname, thus the Yu surname came into being. Most of the Yu clan multiplied in the north. For example, Yu Xing and Yu Zhaomin, a father - son pair of famous generals in the early Song Dynasty, were from Xiangfu at that time, which is present - day Kaifeng, Henan Province. The prominent families of the Yu surname are from Langya Commandery (present - day Zhucheng County, Shandong Province).