The Lu Clan#

Clan Name: Lu, Pronunciation: lú

Regions Where the Lu Clan is Found#

FanYang Commandery in Hebei Province, and GuQiu Commandery in Henan Province.

Origin of the Lu Clan#

The Lu Clan is one of the hundreds of traditional Chinese clans, ranking 42nd in popularity, accounting for approximately 0.47% of the Han Chinese population in China.

Origins of the Lu Clan:

1. The clan originated from the Jiang Clan, taking the name of a local district as its surname. During the Spring and Autumn period, a man named Gao from the state of Qi was granted the fief of Lu (located in present-day Changqing County, Shandong Province); his descendants adopted "Lu" as their surname.
2. Some clans took the name of their respective states. According to "FengSu TongYi," the ancient state of LuZi gave rise to the Lu clan. As recorded in "TongZhi·ShiZuLue," the Lu clan also has the variant spelling "Lu," and is said to be descended from LuZi JiLi.
3. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, some Xianbei tribes adopted compound surnames, which were later simplified to "Lu." For example, the MoLu clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty changed its name to "Lu," and the TuFuLu clan also converted to "Lu."

Population Distribution of the Lu Clan

The current population of the Lu clan is nearly 4.4 million, making it the 55th most common surname in China, accounting for about 0.35% of the national population. The majority of Lu Clan members live in Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, which together account for 35.6% of the total Lu Clan population. Other significant populations are found in Henan, Zhejiang, Hunan, Anhui, Hebei, and Gansu, with these six provinces together comprising another 29% of the total. The Lu Clan has a concentrated distribution pattern with Guangxi and Guangdong at its core, spreading outward in a radial pattern. Statistical charts show that in areas such as the coastal regions of Guangxi and Guangdong, most of Guizhou and Hunan, southern Jiangxi and Taiwan, eastern Yunnan, eastern Zhejiang, central Gansu, eastern Qinghai, and western Inner Mongolia, the Lu Clan accounts for more than 0.48% of the local population, with some central areas reaching over 7.7%. These regions cover approximately 18.8% of China's total land area and are home to about 56% of the Lu Clan population. In areas east of Qinghai Lake in the north and east of the Hengduan Mountains in the south, the Lu Clan accounts for between 0.24% and 0.56% of the local population, covering about 37.3% of the total land area and housing approximately 40% of the Lu Clan population.

Notable People with the Surname Lu:

• Lu Fang: During the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was granted the title of King of Dai. At the end of the Xin Mang period, he declared himself a descendant of Emperor Wu (Liu Wenbo) and led a rebellion with Qiang and Hu nobles from the SanShui region. He was later recognized as emperor by the Xiongnu chanyu but surrendered to the Eastern Han Dynasty in 40 AD and was reinstated as King of Dai. Lu Fang is the only person from the Lu Clan to have held the title of emperor.
• Lu Lun: From Pu in HeZhong (present-day Yongji, Shanxi Province), he was a poet of the Tang Dynasty whose works mainly consist of farewell poems and responses to others. He was one of the "Ten Talents of the Dali Era" and left behind the collection "Lu Lun Ji."