To date, the origin of yu only one, is the seed of the yellow emperor.As the birthplace of yu, is the earliest in this QinYang county in northern area of henan province, and originated in the place of yu, later became the main part of the yu family.Generally, all previous dynasties yu mainly reproduction of the most prosperous in the central plains in the north of China.The wei jin southern and northern dynasties, yu to aggressively warmth-loving creature.To sui and tang dynasties, yu successively formed several big family in the north, after long years of breeding migration and eventually become one of the most popular in China.

According to the statistics, all previous dynasties yu is now in henan, shandong, hebei, heilongjiang, shanxi, shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, jiangsu, anhui, xinjiang and other 11 regions.Visible in the history of yu is a typical northern surnames in China.