 Lu 鲁 is listed 49th in the Song Dynasty classic text "Hundred Family Surnames".As of 2008, Lu 鲁 is the 115th most common surname in China.According to several ancient genealogy texts including the Tang Dynasty "Yuanhe Xing Zuan", "Xing Pu" (姓谱), and "Xingshi Kaolue" (姓氏考略), the surname Lu 鲁 originated from the ancient State of Lu, which was founded by Bo Qin, son of the Duke of Zhou, in the 11th century BC.