The name Yu means expectation, hope, kindness, freedom, happiness and carefreeness. Yu, this word first appeared in the bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty. One theory is that the original meaning refers to the name of an animal. Later, in the Western Zhou Dynasty bronze inscriptions and classics, it was often used as the name of an official, in charge of the animals in the mountains and rivers. Another theory is that the gold glyphs represent people wearing masks dancing, singing and dancing for entertainment.
Yu surname:
Yu surname is an ancient, multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname group. It ranks 245th in the current surname rankings, with a population of There are about 453,000 people, accounting for about 0.025% of the total population of the country.
Comes from the surname Yao. During the ancient clan tribes, Yao gave up his position as the leader of the tribe to Shun. Shun had a title called Yu, so he is still called Yu Shun to this day. This is also the earliest origin of the Yu family. Later, Dayu made great achievements in controlling floods, and Shun ceded the world to Dayu, who was called Xia Yu. In order to commemorate Yu Shun, Dayu granted Shun's son Shangjun the title of Yu State (now Yucheng County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province), and the descendants of Shangjun were called the Yu family. Shun was a native of Dongyi, named Yu. He was the son of the Zou Yu clan of the Shuibotian Wu tribe of Shaohao Baihu tribe in Dongyi. Zou Yu is the marriage clan of Zou Tu and the Tianwu clan. After Tao Tang Yaohou and Hou Yi killed Tianyu in Chaoyang and the Zou Tu clan in Dongpingqian Village, the Zou Yu alliance disintegrated, the Zou clan moved south, and the Yu clan stayed in Shangqiu in eastern Henan. of Yucheng. Shun was born here and made pottery as a profession. After Dayu accepted the Zen throne of Emperor Shun, he granted Emperor Shun's son Shangjun to Shang (now Yucheng County, Shangqiu, Henan Province), and established the Yu Kingdom after inheriting Emperor Shun's title of "Yu Clan".