Fu is a common transliteration of surnames originating mainly of east Asian languages. For instance, 傅, 符, 付, 扶, 伏, 富, 苻, and 福.
It is also a sinicized surname for several clans of Manchurian nobility. During the Qing dynasty, there was an ongoing process of sinicization of surnames, and many Manchurian clans such as the Fu', Fuca/Fucha, Fugiya, Fuciri, Fulkuru, Fujuri and Fulha adopted 傅 or 富 as their Han surname.
The name Fu is found commonly in China, Taiwan, Macau, United States, Malaysia, Hawaii, and Japan.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Fu Yue (傅說) (1324–1265 BC) – A Shang dynasty premier during the reign of Emperor Wu Ding.
- Fu Kuan (傅寬) (died 189 BC) – Marquis of Yangling (posthumously Marquis Jing), a follower of Liu Bang.[1]
- Fu Jing (傅精) (died 165 BC) – 2nd Marquis Jing.[2]
- Fu Ze (傅則) (died 153 BC) – 3rd Marquis Jing.[3]
- Fu Yan (傅偃) (died 122 BC) – 4th and final Marquis Jing. In 122 BC he was tried for plotting a rebellion with the King of Huainan, Liu An. His state was abolished when he died.[4]
- Fu Jiezi (傅介子) – A Han dynasty officer who assassinated the king of the Xiongnu in 77 BC.[5]
- Consort Fu (傅昭儀) (died 3 BC) – A Han dynasty imperial consort and favorite of Emperor Yuan
- Fu Xi (傅喜) – A Han dynasty Marshall of State from 6 – 1 BC.[6]
- Empress Fu (Ai) (傅皇后) (died 1 BC) – A Han dynasty Empress.
- Fu Jun (傅俊) (1st century AD) – One of the Yuntai 28 generals who served Emperor Guangwu of Han.
- Fu Yu (died 87 AD) – Colonel-Protector in Han dynasty China. Killed in a Ch'iang rebellion in 87 AD.[7]
- Fu Xie (died 187 AD) – Han dynasty imperial court adviser.[8]
- Fu Xun (傅巽) – A politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.
- Fu Shou Empress of Han dynasty
- Fu Sheng (3rd century BC)
- Fu Jia – An official of Cao Wei (a.k.a. Fu Gu[9]) (209–255)
- Fu Qian (傅僉) (216–263) – A General of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.
- Fu Xuan (傅玄) (217–278) – A politician, scholar, writer, and poet during the period from the Cao Wei to Western Jin dynasty.
- Fu Hu (傅虎) (died 312) – A Han Zhao dynasty general who sacrificed his life to save Emperor Liu Yao.
- Fu Chang (died 330) – A writer of the Later Zhao dynasty.[10]
- Fu Pi (died 386)
- Fu Liang (傅亮) (374–426) – A high-level official of the Liu Song dynasty, who, along with his colleagues Xu Xianzhi and Xie Hui, deposed Emperor Song.
- Fu Qi (6th century) (傅岐) – An adviser to Emperor Wu of Liang.
- Fu Yi (傅奕) (554–639) – A Sui dynasty official and historiographer during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang dynasty.
- Fu Youyi (傅遊藝) (died 691) – An official of Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty.
- Fu Wenjing (傅文靜) – A Tang dynasty magistrate instrumental in the early rise of Niu Xianke.
- Fu Bi (富弼) (1004–1083) – A Song dynasty politician.[11]
- Fu Yaoyu (1024–1091)
- Fu Youde (傅友德) (died 1394) – A General and Navy Commander of the Ming dynasty who subdued the Mongols with an army of 300,000 soldiers.
- Fu An (died 1429)
- Fu Shan (1607–1684) – A Ming and Qing dynasty artist[12]
- Fu Honglie (傅弘烈) (died 1680)
- Fu Nai (1758–1811)
- Fu Zuoyi (1895–1974)
- Fu Daqing (1900 – c. 1944)
- Fu Lei (1908–1966) – Chinese translator and art critic
- Alexander Fu Sheng (傅聲) (1954–1983) – Hong Kong Martial Arts Film Star
- Fu Yiwei – Chinese female curler
- Grace Fu (傅海燕) - A Singaporean politician
- Xiaolan Fu – Chinese economist
- Warren Fu – American music video director
- Fu Kun-chi（傅崑萁）(born 1962/5/8) - A Taiwanese politician, the legislator of Hualian County.
- Marco Fu (born 1978) – Professional snooker player from Hong Kong
- Leslie Fu (born 1992) – American Twitch streamer
- Fu Haitao (born 1993) – Chinese triple jumper
- Fu Jing (born 1995) – Chinese singer, actress, former member of Rocket Girls 101
- Fu Yuanhui (傅园慧) (born 1996) – Chinese swimmer
Fictional characters
References
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- Ssu-ma Chien, The Grand Scribes Records, Vol. VIII, ed. William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
- Ssu-ma Chien, The Grand Scribes Records, Vol. VIII, ed. William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
- Ssu-ma Chien, The Grand Scribes Records, Vol. VIII, ed. William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
- The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 409
- The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 218
- The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 428
- The Cambridge History of China Vol. 1, p. 434
- David R. Knechtges and Taiping Chang, Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol.I): A Reference Guide, p. 236.
- David R. Knechtges an Taiping Chan, Ancient an Early Medieval Chinese Literature, p. 235.
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