as a Last Name
- 26,047
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Lu
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 吕: from the name of the ancient state of Lu, in present-day Henan province. This is one of the oldest Chinese surnames, going back well over 4000 years to an adviser of the founding emperor of the Xia dynasty, Yu (2205–2198 BC). The adviser was enfeoffed with the state of Lu, and the family held it throughout the Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou dynasties, eventually adopting the name of the state, Lu, as their surname.
| 1,383rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 26,047
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Lu per capita
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