The Ku (She) surname is a surname with multiple origins. The Ku (She) family name was derived from an official name, and its ancestor can be traced back to the period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. The famous Ku (She) family lives in Kuocang County. This surname is mainly centered in the Tiantai Mountain area in Zhejiang Province, and then spreads throughout the country. Another branch of the She family is from an ethnic minority. During the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, a large number of Qiang and Xianbei people from the north poured into the Central Plains. Among them, the compound surnames Shemen, Shedi, and Kusiguan were influenced by the Han people and changed to the single surnames Ku or She. The origins of the surname Ku (kù) are as follows:
Origin 1: Originated from the official position. It comes from the officials who were responsible for the warehouse in ancient times. It is a surname based on the official title. According to the historical book "Customs of Customs": "In ancient times, the official title of the official Shou She was given by his official surname." From the Zhou Dynasty to the Han Dynasty, all dynasties had the official position of Shou She, and their descendants took the official title of their ancestors as their surnames. In ancient times, the two characters "Ku" and "She" were interchangeable, so the surname was also called Ku's or She's. It has been passed down from generation to generation and is one of the very ancient surnames. Origin 2: Originated from the Xianbei tribe, from the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was a sinicization of the surname. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was the Kusuguan tribe among the Xianbei Tuoba tribe. After Emperor Xiaowen Tuobahong (Yuanhong) of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang and entered the Central Plains in the 19th and 20th years of Taihe (495-406 AD), he vigorously During the implementation of the Sinicization reform policy, the Kusuguan clan was changed to the Ku clan with a single surname of Chinese characters. It gradually integrated into the Han nationality and has been passed down from generation to generation to this day. Origin 3: Originated from the Qiang ethnic group. It comes from the Shedi tribe of the Qiang ethnic group in the Northern Zhou Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is a sinicized surname. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Qiang tribe under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhou Dynasty included the Shedi tribe, which was later changed to the single surname She in Chinese characters. In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, the She family name was changed to the Ku family. The pronunciation is the same as Ku (kù). Because it comes from the Xianbei and Qiang ethnic groups, it was incorrectly written as "She". After the Sui Dynasty, the word "Ku" was used, and the She family was merged into Ku's. According to the historical book "Notes on the Book of the Later Han Dynasty": "The Qiang people have the surname She, with the sound (shè). During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there was Shejun, the prefect of Jincheng." This is also found in the "Jijie" written by the famous modern Chinese studies master Wang Xianqian. The same record: "She is the common pronunciation of 'Ku', but the pronunciation is not kù, but shè, which has the same sound as 'She'." There are many surname books today that say "the She family has died out". This is a kind of Very irresponsible statement. The birth of a surname has its historical origin, and it naturally has its own way of survival. The population of some tribesmen with surnames is very small, and they are often omitted in previous censuses. However, we should not easily judge whether a surname exists or not because of this. For example, the She family is still scattered sporadically in Gansu Province, and it cannot be said that it does not exist in other provinces. Origin 4: Originated from the Mongolian people, which belongs to the Chinese style and changed the surname to surname. According to the historical records "General Chronicles of the Qing Dynasty, Clan Profile, Eight Banners of Mongolia and Surnames" and "General Chronicles of Jilin, Surnames": ⑴. The Mongolian Kuben clan, also known as the Koben clan, lived in Erut (now western Inner Mongolia and eastern Xinjiang). area), later some Manchu people named it as Keben Hala. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, all the Mongolian and Manchu Kuben clans had the Han surname Ku. ⑵. The Mongolian Kubuk clan originated from the Mongolian Kubuk tribe during the Yuan Dynasty. They took their surname as their surname and lived in Ulut (now the Xing'an League area in southeastern Inner Mongolia). Later, the Manchu people adopted this surname as Manchu. For Kubuke Hala. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, all the Mongolian and Manchu Kubukes had the Han surname Ku. ⑶. The Mongolian Kubut clan, also known as the Kubut clan and the Kubru clan, lived in Xilamuleng (now the Xilamulun River Basin of Keshiketeng Banner in eastern Inner Mongolia and the western Jilin area), Bute Ha (now the Nenjiang River Basin and the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains), was later adopted as the surname by the Manchu people, and the Manchu language was Kubut Hala. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Mongolian and Manchu Kubut clans had the Han surname Ku. Origin 5: Originated from the Hui nationality, which belongs to the Han culture and changed the surname to surname. The Ku family of the Hui ethnic group is derived from the Chinese transliteration of the ancestor's name. It comes from the Mongolian Kuku Temur family during the Yuan Dynasty, and is historically known as the "right clan of the Yuan Dynasty". The "right clan" is what the Han family calls "wang clan", that is, a prestigious family.
The Mongolian meaning of "Temur" is "strong, metal, diamond". Some scholars say that it is not a Mongolian surname. People often use it as a name, such as Han Temu and Li Temu. Er, Bao Temur, etc., so Kuku Temur is also a title, and "Kuku" is the surname. According to research in this book, "Temur" is actually "Timur" or "Temur", which is indeed the surname of a Mongolian noble. Kuku Temur was once the surname of Chahan Temur, king of Ruyang during the Yuan Dynasty. The prince, therefore, there is a basis for being called the "right clan" in history. Regarding Chahan Temur, King of Ruyang, according to the historical record "Historical History of the New Yuan Dynasty: Biography of Chahan Timur": "Chahan Timur's great-grandfather Kuokuotai, his ancestor was Mantai, and his father Aruwen. Born in Henan, he was from Shenqiu, Yingzhou, and his surname was changed to Li. "Although Kuku Temur was called the crown prince, he was actually Chahan Temur's nephew, because Chahan Temur had no sons. Kuku Temur, also known as Kukutai Temur, "Tai" indicates his identity as a prince. Most of the descendants of Kukutai Temur converted to Islam and became the Hui people. Among them, there are those whose surnames are the Chinese characters that sound homophonic to the first sound of their ancestor's name, called the Ku family, and they have been passed down from generation to generation to this day. In addition, because Kukutai Temur's honorary title was "Baobao", his descendants also had the Han surname Bao. Origin 6: Originated from the Manchu people, who changed their surname to surname in Han culture. According to the historical records "General Genealogy of Manchu Clan in Eight Banners", "General Chronicles of the Qing Dynasty·Clan Profile·Surnames of the Eight Banners in Manchuria" and "Manuscript of Qing History": ⑴. The Manchu Kufa Ting surname is Kubut Hala in Manchu. The Manchu people believe that this surname belongs to The Feyakaqiler people have lived in Gufating () and Makangashan () for generations, and their Han surname is Ku. ⑵. The Kumutu clan of the Manchu people, known as Kumutu Hala in Manchu, lived in Waji Aiman ??(today’s Ning’an area of ??Heilongjiang Province), Namutulu (today’s coastal area of ??Russia) and other places. Later, many people had the Chinese surname Kumutu. ⑶. The Manchu Kuyala clan, also known as the Kuyala clan. The Manchu people believe that this surname belongs to the Kuyala Jurchen, with the tribe as the surname, and the Manchu name is Kuyala Hala. They lived in the East China Sea (now the Langshan River, a tributary of the Mudanjiang River), Suifen (today’s upper reaches of the Suifen River at the junction of China and Russia), Wula (today’s Yongji Wula Street in Jilin to the mouth of the Huifa River, the Lafa River Basin, and Shuangyang County), Hulha (today’s Russian area on the other side of the Heihe River in Heilongjiang), Bierten (today’s Jilin) Jingbo Lake in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang), Zhasihuli (today’s Second Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang), Xingkan (today’s Heilongjiang and the area around Xingkai Lake in Russia), both sides of Heilongjiang and other places. Later, many Chinese surnames were Ku, Hu, Kong family, Li family, Li family, etc. ⑷. Manchu Koocoli, also known as Koocoli Hala in Manchu, also known as Koocoli Hala in Manchu, lived in Koocoli (today’s coast of Japan Sea with Tumen River as the center to the Suifen River in the north) , south to the Kyongseong area of ??Hamgyong Province in North Korea), Usuli Ohong (today’s Ussuri River Basin), Akuri (today’s Akuri River Basin in Russia, an upper tributary of the Ussuri River), etc., with Chinese surnames There is Ku's in it. Today's Wuhan City, Macheng City, Wuxue County, Xiaogan City, Huanggang City, Xinzhou District of Wuhan City, Guangji City, Huangmei County, and Jingshan City in Hubei Province; Xiangcheng County, Yancheng County, and Puyang in Xuchang City in Henan Province City, Xinyang City, Xiping County, Nanle County, Luohe City, Nanyang City, Fangcheng County, Suiyang District of Shangqiu City, Tongchuan of Shaanxi Province, Chengdu of Sichuan Province, Yunyang County of Chongqing City, Hengshui City and Tangshan City of Hebei Province, Cangzhou City, Shenyang City and Dalian City in Liaoning Province, Beijing City, Pingyi County in Linyi City in Shandong Province, Lishui City in Zhejiang Province, Leping County in Jiangxi Province, Xining City in Qinghai Province, Xunyi County in Xianyang City in Shaanxi Province , Hefei City in Anhui Province, Harbin City in Heilongjiang Province, Lianyungang City in Jiangsu Province and other places, there are Ku clan people distributed.