Qu (Qú) surname: One of the earliest surnames in China, ranking 326th among the hundred surnames in China.
At present, the population of Qu surname is about 400,000, accounting for 0.003% of the total population in China, ranking 205th in China.
According to Shan Hai Jing Nan Ci Er Jing, (Yushan) is three hundred and seventy miles east, saying "? Qufu Mountain ",no vegetation, many treasures;
According to Xuanhe Bo Gu Map? [ 1]? According to records, there is a "Qufu Ding" among the bronzes of Shang Dynasty, which is now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
The first gorge of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is Qutang Gorge, which has a history of at least 3,000 years.
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The origin of Qu surname:
1, source 1:
Take the place name as the surname. Because the Shang doctor named Qu (now Qu Shopping Mall in Shuangliu County, Chengdu, Sichuan Province), people living here took Qu's place name as their surname, forming Qu's family.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Shang Qu, a disciple of Confucius, studied the Book of Changes with Confucius. Shangqu is from Shandong. Born in Shuangliu County, Sichuan Province, Juqu was named Shangqu. His former residence is called "Shangquli". Later, people living here took Shang surname and Qu surname by place names.
2. Origin 2:
Take a person's name as a surname. Wuyi of Shang Dynasty, his son was called Qu; The descendants of Wuyi took the ancestor's respectful name "Qu" as their surname and formed Qu's family.
3. Origin and development 3
Records of the Historian Qin Benji records that "it was obtained in the pre-Qin period and later enfeoffed, with the country as the surname, including Xu, Tan, Ju, Yun Yan, Tu Qiu, Huang, Jiang and Xiu Yu." Today's surnames are Xu, Jiang, Qin, Zhao, Huang, Liang, Ma, Ge, Qu, Miao, Zhong, Lian, Gu and Fei. Almost entirely from the Han surname.
Reference link: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qu surname