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View Surname: Xu


XU
SOURCE: Given Name
USAGE: Chinese
OTHER SCRIPTS: 徐, 许 (Chinese)
Meaning & History
Derives from the ancient state of 徐, after the name of the ruler there.

许 derives from the name of the philosopher Xu You.
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