俞

surname · Han script

Meaning: from the ancient physician Yu Fu; origin of the Yu surname

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

俞 is a surname written in the Han script, most frequently recorded in China.

rarermore common
  • CNChina
  • TWTaiwan
  • KPNorth Korea

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

from the ancient physician Yu Fu; origin of the Yu surname

Sources 1

  • 新华姓氏词典 (Xinhua dictionary of Chinese surnames)

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Other recorded senses(measured from records)

俞 is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In Chinese, From descendants of the Yellow Emperor's physician Yu Fu; also from ancient royal/clan lineages of Zheng and Chu.

    as a name中国姓氏大辞典 (Chinese Surnames Mega-Dictionary)

  • In Chinese, Song-dynasty surname in Fuzhou Linchuan; adopted the pronunciation yù to distinguish it from other Yu lineages.

    as a name中国姓氏大辞典 (Chinese Surnames Mega-Dictionary)

  • In Chinese, Derived from 鄔, the ancient state name; later changed by dropping the city radical.

    as a name中国姓氏大辞典 (Chinese Surnames Mega-Dictionary)

  • In Chinese, from the Yun clan; related to the Na surname

    as a name中国姓氏大辞典 (Chinese Surnames Mega-Dictionary)

  • In Chinese, yes (used by Emperor or ruler); OK; to accede; to assent; variant of 腧

    as a wordMDBG Chinese Dictionary (CC-CEDICT) — surname sense

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 6 sources across 3 countries.

Official registers attesting 俞
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
CN ChinaChineseNames: household-registered population — surnames + given names (no time axis)—1.2M#135
TW Taiwan全國姓名統計分析 — National Name Statistical Analysis202311K#118
TW TaiwanRIS/MOI — Household Registration Statistics (surnames + given names)202311K#118
MO MacaoDSEC Macau — NameStatistic surname sweep (2025 register lookup)—309#153

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name 俞 mean, and where does it come from?
from the ancient physician Yu Fu; origin of the Yu surname Recorded by 新华姓氏词典 (Xinhua dictionary of Chinese surnames).
In which country does 俞 have the most bearers?
俞 is most frequently recorded in China.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “俞”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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