Chinese surname · rank 170
尤
尤 is read as yóu.
Pinyin
yóu
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 尤
Basic meaning
especially, particularly
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Early surname attestation before the Song Bai Jia Xing layer, 960-1279 CE; later Fujian changed-surname tradition recorded separately
Place: Early You surname attestation plus later Fujian Shen-to-You changed-surname tradition.
Origin note
You should not be reduced to one founder. It has early surname attestation, while a major later tradition says a Fujian Shen line changed its surname to You.
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