Su (surname)
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Su is the pinyin romanization of the common Chinese surname written 苏 in simplified characters and 蘇 traditionally.
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Word/name | Fan, purported to be the eldest grandson of the six great-great-great-great-grandsons of the Yellow Emperor and said to have lived in Kunwu (昆吾), the northeast region of Yuncheng in Shanxi, established the State of Su. Su Chasheng who was Minister of Justice under King Wu of the Zhou dynasty, revived the former region of Su as his fief |
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It was listed 42nd among the Song-era list of the Hundred Family Surnames.
In 2019 it was the 46th most common surname in mainland China.[1]