The history of the Wu surname: The Kingdom of Wu was destroyed in 473 BC. The descendants of the Wu surname not only moved in the interior of the motherland, but also spread far abroad. In the early days, people with the Wu surname mainly moved to neighboring countries such as Vietnam, Japan, and North Korea, and later moved to the Nanyang Islands to thrive. A branch of the Wu royal family evolved into the Japanese royal family.
From the Han and Wei to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Japanese Wu people missed their homeland. The Japanese kings sent envoys to pay homage to the mainland dynasty many times, and solemnly stated that the Japanese royal family was the descendant of Taibo Wu. In modern times, some descendants of the Wu family moved to various countries in Europe and the United States. Nowadays, with the wave of globalization, descendants of the Wu surname have spread all over the world. The modern Wu surname is mainly distributed in the five provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou and Jiangsu, accounting for about 34% of the total population of Wu. Secondly, it is distributed in eight provinces of Henan, Zhejiang, Hunan, Sichuan, Hubei, Shandong, Jiangxi and Anhui, and is concentrated in eight provinces. 41.
Wu surname and reputation:
Wu Wei (1459-1508), also known as Ciweng, also known as Shiying and Lufu, also known as Xiaoxian, was born in Jiangxia (now Wuhan, Hubei Province) ), a famous painter in the Ming Dynasty.
Wu Jutong (1758-1836), a native of Huaiyin District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province (now Jutong's hometown in Daxingbei, Mianhuanzhuang Town), was the founder of Shanyang Medical School in the Qing Dynasty.
Wu Shangxian (1806-1886), a medical scientist in the Qing Dynasty.
Wu Xizai (1799-1870) was born in Yizheng, Jiangsu. Seal engraver and calligrapher in Qing Dynasty.
Wu Li (1632-1718) was a calligrapher, painter and Catholic missionary in the early Qing Dynasty.