The origin of the surname of Hu can be traced back to the descendants of GUI, the ancient sage Yu Shun. The origin of Hu refers to the fief of the state of Chen, which is now Huaiyang County, Henan Province. Since then, the Hu family took this as its source, and later the descendants gradually extended everywhere, so there was the current Hu surname. The surname Hu is one of the Chinese surnames. It originated from the state of Hu, the vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty. It ranks 158th in the hundred family names of the Song Dynasty. Hu population accounts for 1.31% of the total Han population in Chinese mainland, ranking thirteenth.
During the pre Qin period, the main active areas of the Hu family were in the south of the Yellow River, the Huaihe River and the Han River Basin. During the Qin, Han and Jin Dynasties, the surname Hu had been spread everywhere.
In history, the Hu surname existed in ancient and modern nationalities such as Xianbei, Qidan, Xi, Gaoche, man, Miao, Yao, Pumi, Yi, Hui, Hezhe, Daur, Lisu, Bai and Xibo. （HuXingDeLaiYuanHeLiShi）