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| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Shandong, China |
| Meaning | Vermillion; named after the ancient State of Zhu (邾) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Zou (邹) Cao (also adopted by former subjects of Zou) |
Zhu is the pinyin romanization of five Chinese surnames: 朱, 祝, 竺, 猪 and 諸.
The most prominent of the five, Zhu (朱), is the 17th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem and was the surname of the Ming dynasty emperors. It is alternatively spelled Chu (primarily in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), Gee[citation needed][clarification needed] in the United States & Canada, and Choo (mostly in Singapore and Malaysia). As of 2018, it is the 14th most common surname in the People's Republic of China, with a population of around 18 million.[1][2][3]
- ^ "公安部发布去年全国姓名报告，"王、李、张"姓排前三".
- ^ "中国最新300大姓排名（2008 [Statistics on the number of citizens with each surname in China, based on records of National Identity Cards]." 2009-01-06. Accessed 20 Jun 2015.(in Chinese)
- ^ "新京报 - 好新闻，无止境".