Lu Clan｜The Lu Clan of Fanyang: Descendants of Jiang Taigong｜The Surname Archive·SoChina

Central Plains Origin

OriginsOrigin

Main line: descended from the Jiang surname, through the descendants of Duke Tai of Qi. Gao Xi was enfeoffed at Lu city (Changqing, Shandong); his descendants took the place name as their surname.

Multiple origins: surname changes by ethnic minorities.

Root point: Fanyang, Shandong.

Migration RoutesMigration Routes

▸ Domestic migration: rose in the lands of Qi and Lu; crossed south in the Wei–Jin era; entered Fujian and Guangdong in the Tang and Song; in the Ming and Qing, migrations into Sichuan and the exodus to Manchuria.

▸ Overseas branch: the Minnan and Hakka Lu went to Nanyang.

Cultural SymbolsCULTURAL SYMBOLS

CommanderyFanyang 范阳

Hall NameFanyang Tang 范阳堂

Family PreceptsKeep ritual and hold to benevolence; pass on loyalty and righteousness through the family

Ancient NotablesLu Zhi, Lu Zhaolin

Overseas Community Leaders[To be added]

Classic StoryThe Fanyang House

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The Lu mainstream hall name is Fanyang Tang, tracing to Fanyang, Shandong. Minnan and Hakka communities are the emigrant homelands, and Lu clan associations worldwide make regular root-tracing pilgrimages.