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surname of imperial origin which is at least 4,000 years old. The great-great-great-grandson of the

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, Dayou, bestowed this surname to his son Fu Yi and his descendants. Dayou is the eldest son of

Danzhu Danzhu (), surname Qi (祁) and given name Zhu (朱), was given the Fengjian state in Danyuan (丹渊), therefore got the honorable title in reference to the state. As the eldest son of the legendary Chinese monarch Emperor Yao (Tang Yao) who reign ...

and grandson of

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. It is the 84th name on the ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dy ...

'' poem.K. S. Tom. 989(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom.

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. . It is also a

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surname for several clans of Manchurian nobility. During the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

, 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. It can also be 符, 苻, 付, 扶, 伏, and 富.

Notable people (in chronological order)

Fu Yue Fu Yue ("Mentor Yue"), also known as Hou Que (侯雀; ''Hóu Què'', "Lord Sparrow"), was a mythical figure who served as minister from Fuyan (present-day Pinglu County, Shanxi) under the king Wu Ding 武丁 of the Shang 商 dynasty, who reigned ...

(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 Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 – 1 June 195 BC), born Liu Bang () with courtesy name Ji (季), was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning in 202–195 BC. His temple name was "Taizu" while his posthumous name was Empe ...

. *Fu Jing (傅精) (died 165 BC) – 2nd Marquis Jing. *Fu Ze (傅則) (died 153 BC) – 3rd Marquis Jing. *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 Huainan Kingdom was a kingdom of China's Han dynasty, located in what is now parts of Anhui, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces. History The title "King (or Prince) of Huainan" was first created in 202BC by Liu Bang, King of Han, for Ying Bu, the form ...

Liu An Liú Ān (, c. 179–122 BC) was a Han dynasty Chinese prince, ruling the Huainan Kingdom, and an advisor to his nephew, Emperor Wu of Han (武帝). He is best known for editing the (139 BC) ''Huainanzi'' compendium of Daoist, Confucianist, an ...

. His state was abolished when he died. * Fu Jiezi (傅介子) – A

Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

officer who assassinated the king of the

Xiongnu The Xiongnu (, ) were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Modu Chanyu, the supreme leader after 20 ...

in 77 BC. * Consort Fu (傅昭儀) (died 3 BC) – A

imperial consort and favorite of Emperor Yuan *Fu Xi (傅喜) – A

Marshall of State from 6 – 1 BC. *

Empress Fu (Ai) Empress Fu (傅皇后) (died 1 BC), formally Empress Xiao'ai (孝哀皇后), was an Empress during Han Dynasty. Her personal name is unknown. Her husband was Emperor Ai of Han, but they had no children, and their marriage was possibly not even co ...

(傅皇后)) (died 1 BC) – A

Empress. * Fu Jun (傅俊) (1st century AD) – One of the

Yuntai 28 generals In A.D. 60, Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han dynasty honored 28 founding generals of the dynasty, who had served his father Emperor Guangwu, by painting their portraits on the Cloud Terrace (Yuntai) of the South Palace in the capital Luoyang. They ...

who served

Emperor Guangwu of Han Emperor Guangwu of Han (; 15 January 5 BC – 29 March AD 57), born Liu Xiu (), courtesy name Wenshu (), was a Chinese monarch. He served as an emperor of the Han dynasty by restoring the dynasty in AD 25, thus founding the Eastern Han (Later ...

. *Fu Yu (died 87 AD) – Colonel-Protector in

China. Killed in a Ch'iang rebellion in 87 AD. *Fu Xie (died 187 AD) –

Han dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

imperial court adviser. *

Fu Xun Fu Xun ( 200s–230s) was a politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He previously served under the warlord Liu Biao in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Life Fu Xun was from Niyang County (), Beidi Commandery ( ...

(傅巽) – A Politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. *

Fu Jia Fu Gu (209–255), courtesy name Lanshi, was an official of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Life Fu Gu grandfather was Fu Rui (傅睿), the Administrator (太守) of Dai Prefecture (代郡) in the late Eastern H ...

– An official of Cao Wei (aka Fu Gu) (209–255 AD) *

Fu Qian Fu Qian (died 263) was a military general of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the son of Fu Rong. Life Fu Qian was from Yiyang commandery, which is in present-day Xinyang, Henan. His father, Fu Rong, was killed ...

(傅僉) (216–263 AD) – A General of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. *

Fu Xuan Fu Xuan (217–278), courtesy name Xiuyi, was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician who lived in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period and later under the Jin dynasty. He was one of the most prolific authors of ''fu'' poet ...

(傅玄) (217–278 AD) – A politician, scholar, writer, and poet during the period from the Cao Wei to Western Jin Dynasty. *Fu Hu (傅虎) (died 312 AD) – A

Han Zhao The Han Zhao (; 304–329 AD), or Former Zhao (), was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Xiongnu people during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of Chinese history. In Chinese historiography, it was given two conditional state titles, the Northern ...

dynasty general who sacrificed his life to save Emperor Liu Yao. * Fu Chang (died 330 AD) – A writer of the Later Zhao dynasty. *

Fu Liang Fu Liang (傅亮) (374–426), courtesy name Jiyou (季友), was a high-level official of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song, who, along with his colleagues Xu Xianzhi and Xie Hui, deposed Emperor Shao after the death of Emperor Wu (Liu Yu) due to th ...

(傅亮) (374–426 AD) – A high-level official of the

Liu Song Song, known as Liu Song (), Former Song (前宋) or Song of (the) Southern Dynasty (南朝宋) in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the first of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. ...

Dynasty, who, along with his colleagues Xu Xianzhi and Xie Hui, deposed Emperor Shao. *Fu Qi (6th century AD) (傅岐) – An adviser to

Emperor Wu of Liang Emperor Wu of Liang () (464 – 12 June 549), personal name Xiao Yan (蕭衍), courtesy name Shuda (叔達), childhood name Lian'er (練兒), was the founding emperor of the Chinese Liang dynasty, during the Northern and Southern dynasties peri ...

. * Fu Yi (傅奕) (554–639 AD) – A Sui Dynasty official and historiographer during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty. * Fu Youyi (傅遊藝) (died 691 AD) – An official of Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty. *Fu Wenjing (傅文靜) – A

Tang Dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom ...

magistrate instrumental in the early rise of Niu Xianke. *

Fu Yaoyu Fu Yaoyu (傅堯俞; courtesy name: Qinzhi 欽之) (1024–1091) was a Chinese government official of the Song Dynasty. Because of his vigorous opposition to the reforms of Wang Anshi, he was banished to serve as a Superintendent of Pastures. After ...

(1024–1091 AD) *

Fu Youde Fu Youde () (died 20 December 1394) was a Chinese general and a highly competent commander in the Ming navy. Early life Fu Youde came from an humble background in Anhui and became an eminent field marshal. In 1361, after serving under a success ...

(傅友德) (died 1394 AD) – A General and Navy Commander of the

Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...

who subdued the Mongols with an army of 300,000 soldiers. *

Fu An Fu An ( Chinese: 傅安; fl. 1385–1429) was a Ming dynasty diplomat, who was dispatched in 1385 with two other officials and a eunuch named Liu Wei, to open communications with the nations of Central Asia. They traversed the desert of Gobi and re ...

(died 1429 AD) *Fu Shan (1607–1684 AD) – A Ming and Qing dynasty artist * Fu Honglie (傅弘烈) (died 1680 AD) * Fu Nai (1758–1811 AD) *

Fu Zuoyi Fu Zuoyi () (June 2, 1895 − April 19, 1974) was a Chinese military leader. He began his military career in the service of Yan Xishan, and he was widely praised for his defense of Suiyuan from the Japanese. During the final stages of the Chi ...

(1895–1974 AD) * Fu Daqing (1900–c.1944 AD) *

Fu Lei Fu Lei (Fou Lei; ; courtesy name Nu'an 怒安, pseudonym Nu'an 怒庵; 1908–1966) was a Chinese translator and critic. His translation theory was dubbed the most influential in French-Chinese translation. He was known for his renowned renditio ...

(1908–1966 AD) – Translator and art critic * Poh Kimseng (傅金城) (1912-1980 AD) - Chinese sprinter * Poh Soo Kai (傅樹介) (born 1930 AD) - Singaporean politician *

Fou Ts'ong Fou Ts'ong (; 10 March 1934 – 28 December 2020) was a Chinese-born British pianist who was the first pianist of his national origin to achieve international recognition. He came to prominence after winning third prize and the Polish Radio Prize ...

(born 1934 AD) – Pianist, son of Fu Lei *

Alexander Fu Sheng Alexander Fu Sheng () (born Cheung Fu-sheng (); 20 October 1954 – 7 July 1983), also known as Fu Sheng was a Hong Kong martial arts film star in the 1970s. Life and career Born Cheung Fu-sheng in British Hong Kong in 20 October 1954. He ...

(傅聲) (1954–1983 AD) – Hong Kong Martial Arts Film Star *

Xiaolan Fu Professor Xiaolan Fu (傅晓岚) is a British-based Chinese economist, and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. She is the Founding Director of the Technology and Management Centre for Development (TMCD). She is a Professor of Technology ...

– Chinese economist *

Marco Fu Marco Fu Ka-chun, MH, JP (, born 8 January 1978) is a Hong Kong professional snooker player. He is a three-time snooker world rankings, ranking event winner, having won the 2007 Grand Prix (snooker), 2007 Grand Prix, the 2013 Australian ...

(born 1978 AD) – Professional snooker player from Hong Kong * Leslie Fu (born 1992 AD) -

Twitch Twitch may refer to: Biology * Muscle contraction ** Convulsion, rapid and repeated muscle contraction and relaxation ** Fasciculation, a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction ** Myoclonic twitch, a jerk usually caused by sudden muscle co ...

streamer * Fu Haitao (born 1993 AD) – Chinese triple jumper * Fu Jing (born 1995 AD) - Singer, actress, former member of

Rocket Girls 101 Rocket Girls 101 () was a Chinese idol girl group formed by Tencent through the 2018 reality show Produce 101 China on Tencent Video. The project girl group consists of eleven-members that came from different companies: Meng Meiqi, Wu Xuanyi, ...

Fu Yuanhui Fu Yuanhui (; born January 7, 1996) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 100-meter backstroke. Early life On January 7, 1996, Fu was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, C ...

(傅园慧) (born 1996 AD) – Chinese swimmer *

Sally Poh Bee Eng In the early morning hours of 20 April 1998, in Marina South, Central Region, Singapore, Central, Singapore, a 23-year-old Malaysians, Malaysian named Jonaris Badlishah, who was the nephew of the Sultan of Kedah, brutally murdered 42-year-old beau ...

(傅美英) - Singaporean murder victim * Crystal Poh (傅诗琪) - Singaporean murder victim

苻

Fu Pi Fu Pi (; died 386), courtesy name Yongshu (永叔), formally Emperor Aiping of (Former) Qin ((前)秦哀平帝), was an emperor of the Di-led Former Qin dynasty of China. He was Fu Jiān's oldest son, although not his crown prince, and after Fu ...

(?–386 AD)

付

Fu Yiwei Fu Yiwei (; born 26 May 1964) is a Chinese actress. Fu is noted for her roles as Daji in the television series ''The Investiture of the Gods''. Fu has won the Best Actress at the 1st China Film Association, 1986 Xiaobaihua Award for Best Actre ...

– Chinese female curler

扶

伏

* Fu Sheng 3rd century BC * Fu Shou Empress of Han Dynasty

富

Fu Bi (1004–1083 AD)

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Notable people (in chronological order)

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