Lu (surname)
Lu is the pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of several distinct Chinese surnames that are written with different characters in Chinese. Depending on the character, it may be spelled Lú, Lǔ, or Lù when pinyin tone diacritics are used. Lu 盧 and Lu 陸 are the most common: both are among the 100 most common surnames in China. Languages using the Latin alphabet do not distinguish among the different Chinese surnames, rendering them all as Lu.
List of surnames romanized as Lu
- Lú 卢/盧, the 52nd most common surname in China. "Lo" in Cantonese. The character also means "black".
- Lù 陆/陸, the 61st most common surname in China. "Luk" in Cantonese. The character also means "land".
- Lǔ 鲁/魯, the 115th most common surname in China. "Lo" in Cantonese. The character also means "rude" or “foolish”, but the name originated from the ancient State of Lu.
- Lù 路, the 116th most common surname in China. "Lo" in Cantonese. The character also means "road".
- Lú 芦/蘆, the 140th most common surname in China. "Lo" in Cantonese. The character also means "reed".
- Lù 禄/祿, not among the top 300 surnames in China. "Luk" in Cantonese. The character also means "salary".
- Lù 逯, not among the top 300 surnames in China. "Luk" in Cantonese. The character also means "leaving without reason".
- Lù 鹿, not among the top 300 surnames in China. "Luk" in Cantonese. The character also means "deer".
Lü
The surname Lü 吕/呂 is often romanized as Lu when input of the double-dot is not possible.People surnamed "Lu" with unknown character
- Jessica Lu, American actress, model, and spokesperson
- Margaret Lu, Filipino-born American fencer
- Fanny Lu, stage name of Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura, Colombian singer, songwriter
- Lu Di Chinese swimmer
Related names
- Roh (name) or Noh: a common Korean surname derived from Lú 卢/盧.
- Yuk, a Korean surname derived from Lù 陆/陸.
- Lục, a Vietnamese surname derived from Lù 陆/陸.