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Pu

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There are 3 people with the last name "Pu" in Kentucky.

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Pu 50,731
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  1. is 50,727th most common Przybylo
  2. is 50,728th most common Przybys
  3. is 50,729th most common Przystawski
  4. is 50,730th most common Ptaszek
  5. is 50,731st most common Pu
  6. is 50,732nd most common Pucker
  7. is 50,733rd most common Pucko
  8. is 50,734th most common Puffinbarger
  9. is 50,735th most common Puglisi

Similar Names and Nicknames

Po, Pi, Pe, Pa, Pua, Pue, Py, Pui, Puu, Pp

Most Common First Names for Pu

Clayton, Kyi, Shao

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Pu

Chinese 蒲: from a Chinese character meaning ‘cattail’, a long grass that grows in ponds. A family that owned ponds containing extraordinarily long cattails came to be called by this name.

Chinese: see Bu.

Korean: there is only one Chinese character and one clan for the surname Pu. There is no historical information on the founder of this clan, but there is a legend which tells of three men who appeared from a cave on the north side of Cheju Island's Halla Mountain. These three men were the founders of the Yang, Ko, and Pu clans. The mythological founder of the Pu clan was Pu Ŭl-la. Shortly after the three men emerged from the cave, a box washed up on the shore of the island. Inside the box were three beautiful women, horses, cows, and agricultural seed. From these beginnings, the three established Cheju Island's T’amnaguk kingdom and ruled peacefully for centuries. Unlike the descendants of Yang and Ko, however, the descendants of Pu were for the most part content to remain on Cheju Island. A 1930 census revealed that 80% of bearers of the Pu surname were still located on Cheju Island. Pu is considered a rare surname in Korea today.

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