Fu (surname)

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 (aka 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

• Fu Manchu