The origin of the surname Wu

Wu Ding. When Wu Ding, King of Shang Dynasty, succeeded to the throne, his national strength was weak and he tried his best to restore the prosperity of Yin and Shang Dynasties, but he was worried because he could not find a good minister to assist him. According to legend, one night, Wu Ding dreamed that a saint named "Shuo" helped him, so he searched everywhere and finally found it in Yanfu, east of Pinglu, Shaanxi. This man is Fu Shuo, a saint born as a slave.

Wu Ding trusted Fu Shuo very much, and Qi Xin worked together to make the Shang Dynasty reach its peak, which was called "Wu Ding Zhongxing" in history. After Wu Ding's death, later generations thought that he was worthy of his surname compared with Cheng Tang, the founding monarch, so he took his name as Wu's surname and named Wu Ding the ancestor of Wu's surname.

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Migration distribution

The earliest birthplace of the surname Wu is in today's Henan Province, and it has been multiplying here ever since. The Song State in the Spring and Autumn Period was the origin of Wu's surname, and its early activity area should be in Shangqiu, Henan Province today.

Later, with the passage of time, the population of Wu increased, the development of social production and the change of political situation, its activity area continued to expand. By the Warring States period, people surnamed Wu had been widely active in the Central Plains.

According to documents, from the end of Qin Dynasty to the beginning of Han Dynasty, the surname Wu was mainly distributed in Xutai (now the northeast of Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province), Chenjun (now Huaiyang County, Henan Province), Peixian County (now the northeast of zouping county, Shandong Province), Chang 'an (now the northwest of Xi, Shaanxi Province) and eastern Henan Province.

During this period, social unrest and frequent wars occurred. In order to compete for the world, some people surnamed Wu also showed their talents in the political arena and made contributions to overthrowing the brutal rule of the Qin Dynasty. At the same time, this period is also a period of frequent population migration. People surnamed Wu gradually migrated from the Central Plains to the surrounding areas, mainly distributed in some areas in northern China.

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