Research report on the history and present situation of Wu surname-Wu Dingzhou 2009-04-16:12-Wu Dingzhou
Legend has it that there was a Wu surname in ancient times. First, some descendants of Shun were sealed in Yu, because the sound of Yu was similar to that of Wu, so there was a surname of Wu after Shun. First, when Zhuan Xu was emperor, there was Wu Quan, and then Wu. First, when Shao Kang was emperor, there was an archer, Wu He, and then Wu.
China now has a population of 654.38+06 billion, of which the population of Wu is about 30 million, 30 million/6543.8+06 billion = 6543.8+0.875%.
Famous people in history: Wu Daozi, Wu Cheng'en, Wu Mian, Wuqi, Guangwu, Wu Sangui, Wu Jingzi, Wu Woyao, Wu Changshuo, Wu and Wu Mao.
China's Wu surname has a long history. Legend has it that it comes from Ji surname and takes the country as its surname. It is a direct descendant of Xuanyuan clan of the Yellow Emperor. In Shang Dynasty, Zhou tribe was established in 12, grandson of the Yellow Emperor. King Tai has three sons, the youngest of which is Ji Li, who is very talented. He gave birth to Ji Chang, and as soon as Ji Chang was born, Sheng Rui appeared, so King Tai chose Ji Chang to take over. The eldest son Taibo and the second son Zhong Yong knew that their father intended to pass the throne to Ji Li first, and then to Ji Chang, so they decided to give way automatically and they went south together (Zhou called him "Qiu Chu"). Taibohe brought the advanced culture of the Central Plains to the backward south of the Yangtze River at that time, and was elected as the monarch by the local aborigines, known as the sentence Wu in history. After Taber's death, Zhong Yong succeeded to the throne. After (Ji Chang was King Wen and his son was King Wu) destroyed the Shang Dynasty, the third grandson became a vassal, and the title was renamed Wu, Taibo posthumous title. Sun Shoumeng, the first19th generation of Zhong Yong, was king, and his capital is now Wuxian, Jiangsu. Ji Za, the fourth son of Shou Meng, should have succeeded to the throne, but he avoided it and fled to Yanling to make a living as a farmer. Since then, Wu Wang's descendants have been divided into two branches: one is politically developed, and famous monarchs such as He Lv and Fu Cha have appeared; The other is the independent development of Jiza and its descendants, with a large population, which constitutes the vast majority of Wu's surname today. After the State of Wu was destroyed by the State of Yue, later generations took the country as their surname and called it Wu.
2. In the long history, Wu talented people come forth in large numbers. There are Wu Daozi, a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, Wu Cheng'en, a famous novelist in the Ming Dynasty, a Dong hero in Liping, Guizhou, Wu Qi, a famous strategist in the Warring States, Wu Sangui, an outstanding satirist and leader of the peasant uprising in the late Qin Dynasty, Wu, a famous novelist, seal engraver and painter in the Qing Dynasty, and Wu, a famous politician and scientist in the Qing Dynasty. He founded Wumao, a pioneer political party of communist socialism in People's Republic of China (PRC).
3. The population of China is 654.38+06 billion, of which the population of Wu is about 30 million.
Wang Shoumeng's descendants are divided into two branches: one is politically developed, and famous monarchs such as He Law and Fu Cha have appeared; Second, its descendants developed independently and had a large population, which constituted the vast majority of Wu's surname today. After the State of Wu was destroyed by the State of Yue, later generations took the country as their surname and called it Wu.
The famous Wu in history
Wu Han, Wu Daozi, Wu, Wu Cheng'en, Wei Wu, Wu Sangui, Wu Jiaji, Wu, Wu, Wu Xizai, Wu Li, Wu Dayou, Wu Qingyuan.
Wu-2.05% of the Han population in China = about 24.6 million.
Wu's genealogy collection: Sichuan Provincial Library (save one volume) The Qing version of Wu's genealogy is not divided into volumes. Hidden place: Beijing Library (Qing Dynasty) Wu Chang and others compiled the banknotes. Wu Xiaoyi genealogy 42 volumes. Twelve volumes of Wu genealogy. Hidden location: edited by Wu et al. of Jilin University (Republic of China) 19 13 movable type.