Lu (呂 / 盧 / 陸)
3 Taiwanese surnames carry the spelling Lu.
呂 Lü
- Zhuyin
- ㄌㄩˇ
- Pinyin
- lǚ
- Wade-Giles
- Lü
- Further spellings of 呂
- Lu, Liu, Lyu
- Taiwanese Hokkien (Tâi-lô)
- Lī Lū also appears in MOE's surname list, and MOE's name-reading tool gives Lū as the more common reading.
- Hakka (Sixian)
- li²⁴
- Rank in Taiwan
- 26th most common surname, roughly 0.91% of the population (2023 Ministry of the Interior figures)
What the character means
In classical texts, 'backbone' (the same as 膂); it also appears in 律呂, the ancient musical pitches.
Where the surname comes from
Tradition traces it to the state of Lü (呂), granted to Bo Yi (伯夷) of the Jiang (姜) clan for his help in Yu's control of the floods. Jiang Taigong, founder of Qi, is also known as Lü Shang (呂尚). Hall name (堂號): 河東堂.
Saying it 我姓呂 — wǒ xìng lǚ (ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄩˇ), "my family name is 呂"
盧 Lu
- Zhuyin
- ㄌㄨˊ
- Pinyin
- lú
- Wade-Giles
- Lu
- Taiwanese Hokkien (Tâi-lô)
- Lôo
- Hakka (Sixian)
- lu¹¹
- Rank in Taiwan
- 42nd most common surname, roughly 0.48% of the population (2023 Ministry of the Interior figures)
What the character means
In classical texts, a vessel for rice; as an adjective it means 'black'.
Where the surname comes from
Tradition traces it to Gao Xi (高傒) of the state of Qi, a descendant of Jiang Taigong, who held the fief of Lu (盧) in present-day Shandong; some of his descendants took the name of the fief. Hall name (堂號): 范陽堂.
Saying it 我姓盧 — wǒ xìng lú (ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨˊ), "my family name is 盧"
陸 Lu
- Zhuyin
- ㄌㄨˋ
- Pinyin
- lù
- Wade-Giles
- Lu
- Taiwanese Hokkien (Tâi-lô)
- Lio̍k Lio̍k is the literary (文讀) reading, while la̍k is the character's colloquial (白讀) reading.
- Hakka (Sixian)
- liug⁵
- Rank in Taiwan
- 94th most common surname, roughly 0.07% of the population (2023 Ministry of the Interior figures)
What the character means
It means 'land' (as opposed to water) and 'overland route'.
Where the surname comes from
Tradition traces it to Prince Tong (公子通), youngest son of King Xuan of Qi, enfeoffed at Lu village (陸鄉); his descendants took the name of the place. Hall name (堂號): 河南堂.
Saying it 我姓陸 — wǒ xìng lù (ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨˋ), "my family name is 陸"
Sources: rank and share, 內政部 全國姓名統計分析 (Ministry of the Interior, National Name Statistics), data as of 2023-06-30. Taiwanese Hokkien readings, 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (MOE Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi), 百家姓 appendix. Hakka, 教育部臺灣客語辭典 (MOE Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka), 百家姓表, Sixian (四縣腔).