Key events in the history of the Yu (余) surname
10 dated events in the history of the Yu (余) surname, as recorded in Chinese sources.
Early Jin Dynasty (晋初)
Yu Zhaoyuan (余昭元) was granted the surname She (佘) by imperial decree for his meritorious service, becoming the founding ancestor of the She (佘) surname.
Mid-Tang Dynasty
Yu Qin (余钦) served as a scholar of the Jixian Academy (集贤院).
Late Tang dynasty
Yu Gao (余镐) fled the Huang Chao (黄巢) rebellion, moving from Jianyang (建阳) to Putian (莆田) and living in seclusion on Hushan Mountain (壶山); Yu Yuanhai (余渊海) migrated northward from Tong'an (同安) to Shaowu (邵武), and later, during the Guangqi (光启) reign period of Emperor Xizong of Tang, entered Guangdong (广东) to Wuxi (武溪) in Shaozhou (韶州), becoming the founding ancestor of the Yu (余) surname in Guangdong.
Ming dynasty, Hongwu reign period (洪武)
The Yu (余) surname was one of the surnames relocated from Hongtong Dahuashu (洪洞大槐树) and distributed to Shaanxi (陕西), Gansu (甘肃), Henan (河南), Shandong (山东), Jiangsu (江苏), Zhejiang (浙江), Hebei (河北), and Anhui (安徽).
Qing Dynasty
The Yu (余) surname migrated from Fujian (福建) to Taiwan (台湾), producing the anti-Japanese leader Yu Ri-qing (余日清).
the 22nd year of Daoguang (道光) of the Qing dynasty (1842 CE)
The Yue'an Yu (乐安余) lineage genealogy of Xianju (仙居), Zhejiang (浙江) was printed using wooden movable type.
the 2nd year of Guangxu of the Qing dynasty (1876 CE)
The Xinan Yu Clan Genealogical Portrait Register of Huizhou, Anhui was compiled and published by Yu Kefei.
the 34th year of the Republic of China (1945 CE)
The Yu family genealogy of Xin'an Commandery (新安郡), Huizhou (徽州), Anhui (安徽) was compiled and published by Yu Riyuan (余日院).
the 36th year of the Republic of China (1947 CE)
The Yu Clan Genealogy of Xinzhou (新洲), Hubei (湖北), in 29 fascicles, was compiled and revised by Yu Xichun (余希纯) and others.
the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948 CE)
A volume of the Yu (余) lineage genealogy was published by the Sijian Tang (四谏堂). Today only volume seventeen remains.
Some entries have not been translated into English yet and are omitted.