Wu () is a Chinese surname. It is the 89th name on the '' Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. It means ‘five’ in Chinese, an alternative form of the character

五 Chinese numerals are words and characters used to denote numbers in Chinese. Today, speakers of Chinese use three written numeral systems: the system of Arabic numerals used worldwide, and two indigenous systems. The more familiar indigenous sy ...

.The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland A 2013 study found that it was the 116th most common name, shared by 1,710,000 people or 0.130% of the population, with the province with the most being

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

Yuan Yida Yuan Yida () is a researcher from the Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is a leading researcherPeople's Daily OnlineChina has 4100 meaningful surnames January 13, 2006. on Chinese surnames in m ...

(袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013

Origins

* from the personal name of Wu Xu (伍胥), an official during the reign of the legendary

Yellow Emperor The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch or by his Chinese name Huangdi (), is a deity ('' shen'') in Chinese religion, one of the legendary Chinese sovereigns and culture heroes included among the mytho-historical Three Soverei ...

* from the personal name of Wu Shen (伍參), an official in

Chu Chu or CHU may refer to: Chinese history * Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty * Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu * Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the Ha ...

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Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou period. The period's name derives fr ...

Notable people

Wu Jin-lin Wu Jin-lin (; born 6 October 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the President of the Examination Yuan from 2014 to 2020. He also briefly served as President of the Examination Yuan in 2008. Education Wu received his bachelor's and ma ...

(伍錦霖), President of Examination Yuan * Wu Yee-sun (伍宜孫, 1900 – 2005) a Hong Kong entrepreneur and founder of the Wing Lung Bank *

Wu Shih-wen Wu Shih-wen (; born 24 July 1934) was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2002. He was a career military officer, joining the ROC Army Artillery first as a conscript gunner in 1952, then as a Fires Lieutenant i ...

(伍世文), Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (2000–2002) * Christine Ng Wing-mei (Chinese: 伍詠薇; born 1969) Hong Kong singer-actress *伍連德 – Wu Lien-teh, (1879-1960) Malaysia-born Chinese physician, pioneer epidemiologist * Wu, Melissa, Australian diver *伍潔芳 (伍洁芳) – WuDunn, Sheryl, American writer *

Johnny Eng Johnny Eng (born ca. 1958) (), also known as Onionhead () or Machinegun Johnny, is a Hong Kong-born American criminal. He is a former Manhattan Triad (gang), triad leader and drug dealer. Criminal history Eng was arrested at least five times in t ...

(born ca. 1958) (Chinese: 伍少衡; Jyutping: ng5 siu3 hang4), also known as Onionhead (Chinese: 蔥頭; Jyutping: cung1 tau4) or Machinegun Johnny, a Hong Kong-born American criminal and leader of

Flying Dragons (gang) The Flying Dragons (), also known as FDS, is a Chinese American street gang that was prominent in New York City's Chinatown from the 1970s to the early 1990s. Formed in 1967, by immigrants primarily from Hong Kong, they are affiliated with the Hip ...

*伍家球 – Wu, William F., science fiction author *伍子胥 –

Wu Zixu :''Note: names are in simplified characters followed by traditional and Pinyin transliteration.'' Wu Yun (died 484 BC), better known by his courtesy name Zixu, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Wu kingdom in the Spring and Aut ...

, general in the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history *伍佰 – Wu Bai, stage name of Taiwanese singer Wu Chun-lin (吳俊霖) *

Celeste Ng Celeste Ng ( ) (born July 30, 1980) is an American writer and novelist. She has released many short stories that have been published in a variety of literary journals. Ng's first novel, '' Everything I Never Told You'', released on June 26, 20 ...

(Chinese: 伍綺詩) (born 1980) American novelist * Alice Wu (伍思薇; born 1970) American film director and screenwriter *

Mike Eng Michael Francis Eng (; born September 14, 1946) is an American politician serving as one of five members of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB) since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the body, an ...

(伍國慶; born 1946) American politician and member of the Democratic Party * Philip Ng Wan-lung (Chinese: 伍允龍) Hong Kong-born American actor, martial artist and action choreographer *

Chelsia Ng Chelsia Ng () is an actress from Malaysia. Biography Kuala Lumpur-born Ng made her first step in the entertainment scene in the Malaysian English-language comedy ''Kopitiam'' as Rain, an assistant in Steven's (Lim) salon. Besides ''Kopitiam'' ...

(伍家丽) Malaysian actress * Jiahui Wu (伍家辉; born 1981) Malaysian singer-songwriter *

Sky Wu Sky Wu (born 23 July 1966) is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. He began singing in 1986, and has won two Golden Melody Awards, best new artist in 1990, and best Mandarin male vocalist in 2004. References External links

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(伍思凱; born 1966) Taiwanese singer-songwriter

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