Mu (surname)

Mu is the pinyin romanization of several Chinese surnames.

Mù ( 穆 ) was listed 98th on the Song dynasty list of the Hundred Family Surnames . ^{[1] [ better source needed ]}

Mù ( 牧 ) was listed 225th on the Song dynasty list of the Hundred Family Surnames . ^{[1] [ better source needed ]}

Mù ( 慕 ) was listed 329th on the Song dynasty list of the Hundred Family Surnames . ^{[1] [ better source needed ]}

There are also surnames Mù ( 木 ), Mǔ ( 母 ), Mù ( 目 ), Mù ( 沐 ), Mù ( 睦 ) and Mù ( 暮 ), which are not in the Hundred Family Surnames list. Among Hui people, Mu is a sinified version of Muhammad. Related surname with Ma and Mo. ^[2]

Western like as similar surname: Murphy, Muller, Murdoch, Musk.

Notable people

Surname Mù (穆)

It is the 98th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. ^[3]

188th name in 2013 shared by 0.048% of the population or 640,000 people with the province with the most being Guizhou.

• King Mu of Zhou, the fifth king of the Zhou dynasty.
• Duke Mu of Qin, was a duke of Qin (659–621 BC).
• Duke Mu of Xu, the ruler of the State of Xu.
• Duchess Mu of Xu, princess of the State of Wey and the first recorded female poet in Chinese history.
• Mu Shiying, Chinese writer
• Mu Qing (journalist), Chinese journalist and politician
• Mu Tiezhu, Chinese basketball player
• Mu Hong (politician), Chinese economist and official
• Mu Guiying, legendary heroine and prominent figure in Generals of the Yang Family legends
• Mu Hong character in the novel Water Margin
• Mu Shun, character in the novel Water Margin
• Mu Nianci, character in the novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Surname Mù (木)

(not among the 400 most surnames)

• Mu Qing (tusi), poet and official in the Ming dynasty
• Mu Zeng, son of Mu Qing
• Mu Wanqing, character in the novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

Surname Mǔ (母)

344 母 0.010% 13.50 Sichuan

• Mu Guoguang, Chinese opticist and educator.

Surname Mù (沐)

• Mu Ying, a general in the Ming dynasty.

References

1. "百家姓". Sohu.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
2. Michael Dillon (16 December 2013). China's Muslim Hui Community: Migration, Settlement and Sects. Taylor & Francis. p. 33. ISBN   978-1-136-80940-8.
3. K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN   0-8248-1285-9.

See also

• Bok (surname)
• Mo (Chinese surname)
• Mo (Korean surname)