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Ju Surname Meaning

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 鞠 (also pronounced as Qu in Mandarin, see Qu) meaning ‘ball made of leather’ or ‘enormous’ in ancient Chinese: from the personal name Ju (鞠), personal name of a grandson of Hou Ji who was an official during the reign of the legendary Emperor Yao (c. 24th century BC).

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 居 meaning ‘dwell, reside’ in Chinese: from the personal name Ju (居), style name of Xian Qie Ju (先且居), an official in the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC).

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 巨 meaning ‘enormous’ in Chinese, said to be borne by the descendants of Feng Ju (封鉅), teacher of the legendary emperor Huang Di, the ‘Yellow Emperor’ (c. 27th century BC).

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 劇 meaning ‘drama’ in Chinese: habitational name from the placename Ju (劇), a fief granted to an official in the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC).

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 雎 meaning ‘osprey’ in Chinese of unexplained etymology. Chinese: alternative Mandarin form of the surnames 朱, 諸, 祝, and 竺; see Zhu 1-7: Chinese: alternative Mandarin form of the surnames 茹 and 汝 see Ru 1 and 8: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 周 see Zhou 9: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 趙 see Zhao 10: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 俞 and 喻 possibly based on their Hokkien or Teochew pronunciations see Yu 3 and 6.1 Korean: variant of Chu 11 Dutch: altered form of French and Walloon Dieu. Compare Jue 5.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Ju. 100% of Ju women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, Ju life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 1979. The average life expectancy for Ju in 1966 was 67, and 78 in 2004.

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