The meaning of Tu surname: Tu, formerly known as Tu Shan, is a China surname. Tu's family, followed by Tu Zi's family, and Liang Shui's family are all differentiated from Tu's family. The three are of the same origin, so there is a saying that "the world kills the family."
Origin of Tu surname:
1, from Tushan Stone, originated in Xia Dynasty, and the word "uphill" in the later province was Tu surname. According to "Notes on Genealogy of Surnames", there was a mountain butcher in Xia Dynasty, and the word "out of the province" was changed to Tu surname, which was called Tu family. In the Spring and Autumn Period, a new Wu Hou Tuqin appeared in the State of Jin. He crossed the south of the Yangtze River and came to Zhang Yu (now Nanchang, Jiangxi), where he was the ancestor of the local surname in the southeast.
2. Before the Eastern Han Dynasty, the ancestors who lived in Tuhe took water as their surname. According to the Records of Famous Men's Words and Actions and the draft of Genealogy, before the Eastern Han Dynasty, people in Guhongzhou (now Nanchang, Jiangxi) lived in Tushui (changed to Chuhe in the Tang Dynasty, now named Chuhe). Taking the name of water as the surname is called Tu's.
3. From his family or his surname Tu:
Tukedong, Ewenki, Hetian and Han.
Xibe nationality is Richter Turk, and China's surname is Tu.
Tujia, Dong, Zhuang, Miao, Buyi, Naxi, Hani, Yi and Xibo all have local surnames.
Ancestor of surname: Tu Qin. Tushi originated from Tushan Stone, and Tu Shan Ishihara is a tribe. Because the tribe had a daughter who married Dayu, with Xia Qi, Xia became a country in the southeast and later developed into a vassal. Its name further evolved into a local surname. Tu Qin was a native of Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was appointed as the new marquis of Wu. The family settled in Zhang Yu after crossing the Yangtze River. Because Tu Qin is the first famous figure in the history of Tu surname, he is respected as the ancestor of his surname.