Fu (surname)

For the surname 符, see Fu (surname 符).

Fu (Mandarin: 傅 Fùⓘ; Hokkien: Poh) is an ancient Han Chinese surname of imperial origin which is at least 4,000 years old. The great-great-great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor, Dayou, bestowed this surname to his son Fu Yi and his descendants. Dayou is the eldest son of Danzhu and grandson of Emperor Yao.

It is the 84th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]

It is also a sinicized surname for several clans of Manchurian nobility. During the Qing dynasty, there was an ongoing process of sinicization of surnames, and many Manchurian clans such as the Fu', Fuca/Fucha, Fugiya, Fuciri, Fulkuru, Fujuri and Fulha adopted 傅 or 富 as their Han surname.

Fu can also be 符, 苻, 付, 扶, 伏, and 富.

Notable people (in chronological order)

  • Fu Yue (傅說) (1324–1265 BC) – A Shang dynasty premier during the reign of Emperor Wu Ding.
  • Fu Kuan (傅寬) (died 189 BC) – Marquis of Yangling (posthumously Marquis Jing), a follower of Liu Bang.[2]
  • Fu Jing (傅精) (died 165 BC) – 2nd Marquis Jing.[3]
  • Fu Ze (傅則) (died 153 BC) – 3rd Marquis Jing.[4]
  • Fu Yan (傅偃) (died 122 BC) – 4th and final Marquis Jing. In 122 BC he was tried for plotting a rebellion with the King of Huainan, Liu An. His state was abolished when he died.[5]
  • Fu Jiezi (傅介子) – A Han dynasty officer who assassinated the king of the Xiongnu in 77 BC.[6]
  • Consort Fu (傅昭儀) (died 3 BC) – A Han dynasty imperial consort and favorite of Emperor Yuan
  • Fu Xi (傅喜) – A Han dynasty Marshall of State from 6 – 1 BC.[7]
  • Empress Fu (Ai) (傅皇后)) (died 1 BC) – A Han dynasty Empress.
  • Fu Jun (傅俊) (1st century AD) – One of the Yuntai 28 generals who served Emperor Guangwu of Han.
  • Fu Yu (died 87 AD) – Colonel-Protector in Han dynasty China. Killed in a Ch'iang rebellion in 87 AD.[8]
  • Fu Xie (died 187 AD) – Han dynasty imperial court adviser.[9]
  • Fu Xun (傅巽) – A Politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.
  • Fu Jia – An official of Cao Wei (aka Fu Gu[10]) (209–255)
  • Fu Qian (傅僉) (216–263) – A General of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.
  • Fu Xuan (傅玄) (217–278) – A politician, scholar, writer, and poet during the period from the Cao Wei to Western Jin dynasty.
  • Fu Hu (傅虎) (died 312) – A Han Zhao dynasty general who sacrificed his life to save Emperor Liu Yao.
  • Fu Chang (died 330) – A writer of the Later Zhao dynasty.[11]
  • Fu Liang (傅亮) (374–426) – A high-level official of the Liu Song dynasty, who, along with his colleagues Xu Xianzhi and Xie Hui, deposed Emperor Shao.
  • Fu Qi (6th century) (傅岐) – An adviser to Emperor Wu of Liang.
  • Fu Yi (傅奕) (554–639) – A Sui dynasty official and historiographer during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang dynasty.
  • Fu Youyi (傅遊藝) (died 691) – An official of Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty.
  • Fu Wenjing (傅文靜) – A Tang dynasty magistrate instrumental in the early rise of Niu Xianke.
  • Fu Yaoyu (1024–1091)
  • Fu Youde (傅友德) (died 1394) – A General and Navy Commander of the Ming dynasty who subdued the Mongols with an army of 300,000 soldiers.
  • Fu An (died 1429)
  • Fu Shan (1607–1684) – A Ming and Qing dynasty artist[12]
  • Fu Honglie (傅弘烈) (died 1680)
  • Fu Nai (1758–1811)
  • Fu Zuoyi (1895–1974)
  • Fu Daqing (1900 – c. 1944)
  • Fu Lei (1908–1966) – Translator and art critic
  • Poh Kimseng (傅金城) (1912–1980) – Chinese sprinter
  • Poh Soo Kai (傅樹介) (born 1930) – Singaporean politician
  • Fou Ts'ong (1934-2020) – Pianist, son of Fu Lei
  • Alexander Fu Sheng (傅聲) (1954–1983) – Hong Kong Martial Arts Film Star
  • Xiaolan Fu – Chinese economist
  • Marco Fu (born 1978) – Professional snooker player from Hong Kong
  • Leslie Fu (born 1992) – Twitch streamer
  • Fu Haitao (born 1993) – Chinese triple jumper
  • Fu Jing (born 1995) – singer, actress, former member of Rocket Girls 101
  • Fu Yuanhui (傅园慧) (born 1996) – Chinese swimmer
  • Sally Poh Bee Eng (傅美英) – Singaporean murder victim
  • Crystal Poh (傅诗琪) – Singaporean murder victim
  • The Honourable Grace Fu DCMG (傅海燕) - Singaporean Politician

苻

付

扶

伏

富

Fu Bi (1004–1083)[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
  2. ^ Ssu-ma Chien, The Grand Scribes Records, Vol. VIII, ed. William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
  3. ^ Ssu-ma Chien, The Grand Scribes Records, Vol. VIII, ed. William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
  4. ^ Ssu-ma Chien, The Grand Scribes Records, Vol. VIII, ed. William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
  5. ^ Ssu-ma Chien, The Grand Scribes Records, Vol. VIII, ed. William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
  6. ^ The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 409
  7. ^ The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 218
  8. ^ The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 428
  9. ^ The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 434
  10. ^ David R. Knechtges and Taiping Chang, Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol.I): A Reference Guide, p. 236.
  11. ^ David R. Knechtges an Taiping Chan, Ancient an Early Medieval Chinese Literature, p. 235.
  12. ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  13. ^ "北宋名相富弼"魂"归文成 – 富晓春的博客 – 精英博客". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-05-04.