as a Last Name
- 5,037
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Fu
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 傅: according to ancient texts, this name originated in the time of the Shang dynasty king Wu Ding (1324– 1266 BC). Wu Ding dreamed about a man looking like a prisoner, and was told by a god that this was the wise man that he had been seeking. Wu Ding immediately commissioned a portrait of the mysterious man and searched everywhere for him. Finally, a man who looked exactly like the man in the dream was found performing hard labor building walls in Fu Cliffs (in present-day Shanxi province, by the Great Wall). Wu Ding rescued the man, whose name was Yue, and gave him the name Fu Yue. Fu Yue was made prime minister and, as expected, went on to become a great administrator. His descendants adopted Fu as their surname.
| 5,913th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 5,037
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Fu per capita
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
Top Twitterers with this name
Claim your spot as the most influential Fu!
Tweet #wpnames to get on this list.
