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'''Yu''' is the [[pinyin]] [[romanisation]] of several [[Chinese family name]]s. However, in the [[Wade–Giles]] romanisation system, Yu is equivalent to [[You (surname)|You]] in pinyin. "Yu" may represent many different [[Chinese characters]], including [[#Surname Yu (余)|余]], [[Yu Surname (于)|于]], 由, [[#Prominent people with family name 魚|魚]] (鱼), 漁(渔), 楀, 俞(兪), 喻 (this character is 35th name on the ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]'' poem), 於, 遇, 虞, 郁, 尉, 禹, 游, 尤, 庾, 娛(娱), and [[Ru (surname)|茹]] (Rú).

The most common of the Yu surnames are 于, 余, and 俞. In China, 0.62% of the population have the family name 于 in 2002 (about 7.4 million), and this surname is most common in [[Shandong]] province and northeastern China.<ref>{{cite book|title=中国姓氏: 群体遗传和人口分布|author=袁义达, 张诚|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MttoAAAAIAAJ|pages=83|year=2002|publisher=East China Normal University Press}}</ref> Around 0.41% of the population have the surname 余 in 2002 (over five million), and it is most common in [[Jiangxi]], [[Zhejiang]] and [[Fujian]] provinces.<ref>{{cite book|title=中国姓氏: 群体遗传和人口分布|author=袁义达, 张诚|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MttoAAAAIAAJ|pages=100–102|year=2002|publisher=East China Normal University Press}}</ref> The 俞 surname represents around 0.12% of China's population.

==Surname Yu (于)==
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==Surname Yu (余)==
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==Surname Yu (俞)==

===History===
Yu ({{zh|c=俞|p=Yú}}) is said to have been derived as a term used by medical practitioners Yu (腧) since the time of [[The Yellow Emperor]]. The two words are closely related and the family name was change from Yu (腧) to Yu (俞).

During the [[Zhou dynasty]] period, the [[Zheng (state)]] ruler [[Duke Wen of Zheng]] (鄭文公)'s son created a family name Yu (俞). The surname was also used by the ruling families of the [[State of Chu]]. The surname is also found in various minority people such as the [[Yi people]] (彝), [[Hui people]] (回), etc.

It is the 57th name on the ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]'' poem.<ref name="KS">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}}.</ref>

===Prominent people with family name 俞===
*[[Yu Dayou]] 俞大猷, pirate suppressor.
*[[Yu Dechao]] 俞德超, biotechnology inventor and entrepreneur
*[[Yu Shan (actress)]] 俞珊, Chinese actress 
*[[Yu Zigao]] 俞諮皋, Chinese patriot of the Ming dynasty.
*[[Yu Zhengsheng]], Chinese politician, current Chairman of the [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]].

In [[Korean language|Korean]] the name is transcribed as Yoo.

*[[Yu Hung-Chun]]
*[[Yu Kuo-Hwa]]
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==Surname Yu (虞) ==
The surname was derived from the [[State of Yú]] 虞国. The name is transliterated as ''Ngu'' in [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] but is very rare in [[Vietnam]].

===History===

According to Chinese legend, Yu ({{zh|c=虞|p=Yú}}) is an ancient surname in China. The ancestors of the surname were closely linked with the ancient sage-king named [[Shun (Chinese leader)|Yu Shun]]. When Yu Shun was getting old, he took his initiative to hand over the state power to [[Yu the Great|Da Yu]]. Da Yu granted Yu Shun's son Shang Jun (商均) the Yu kingdom (虞国, now in [[Yucheng County|Yucheng]], Henan Province). Later, the descendants of Shang Jun took the name of the kingdom as their surname.

During the [[Zhou dynasty]], [[Zhou Wu Wang]] (1134–1115 BC) granted the descendants of [[Zhongyong of Wu]], the son of [[King Tai of Zhou]], territory to the northeast of [[Pinglu County|Pinglu]] in [[Shanxi]]. The kingdom was named Yu (虞国) and they took the name of Yu (虞) after the kingdom.

===Prominent people with family name 虞===
* [[Yu Fan]]
* [[Yu Hsiao-cheng]], Deputy Chairperson of National Communications Commission of the Republic of China
* [[Yu Shinan]]
* [[Concubine Yu (Daoguang)|Concubine Yu]]

==Others==

===Surname 魚===
The name is transliterated as ''Ngư'' in [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] but is very rare in [[Vietnam]].

===Surname 郁===
The name is transliterated as ''Úc/Uất'' in [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] but is very rare in [[Vietnam]].

* [[Yu Dafu]]

===Surname 庾===
The name is transliterated as ''Dữu'' in [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] but is very rare in [[Vietnam]].

===Prominent people with family name 庾===
*[[Harlem Yu]], Taiwanese entertainer
*[[Yu Xin]], poet

==See also==
*[[List of people with surname Yu]]
*[[List of common Chinese surnames]]
*[[Chinese name]]
*[[You (surname)|You]]
*[[Yu (Korean name)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.jpwz.com/bg5/chinese/xingshi/xingshishow.asp?id=93 History of the Surname 'Yu' (Chinese)]
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