The 由 surname
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由是汉字姓氏之一。[1]
姓氏起源[edit]
一说出自春秋时的由余。由余原为晋国人,后入秦任上卿,其后人以其名为姓。[1][2] 《古今图书集成》引郑樵《通志》,将由氏列为「以名为氏」。[2]
另一说,楚国王孙由于的家族取「由」为姓。[1]
满族、蒙古族等民族也有此姓。[1]
历史人物[edit]
References
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