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Yue Surname Meaning

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 岳 (or 嶽) meaning ‘high mountain’ in Chinese: traced back to Si Yue (四岳 or 四嶽) said to be the title of an official post in charge of sacrificial rituals on the site of famous mountains during the reign of the legendary Emperor Yao (c. 24th century BC) and Emperor Shun (c. 23rd century BC).

Mandarin form of the surname 越 meaning ‘leap over’ in Chinese: (i) from Yue (越) the name of a state (mainly located in present-day E Zhejiang province) annexed by the state of Chu during the Warring States Period (475–221 BC). (ii) adopted as the surname by the Yue Le (越勒) Yue Jiang (越疆) Yue Zhi (越質) and other families from the Xianbei ethnic group in northern China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD).

Mandarin form of the surname 樂 see Le alternative Cantonese form of the surnames 余 於 (or 於) 俞 虞 庾 喻 禹 宇 see Yu 1-8. alternative Cantonese form of the surnames 茹 and 汝 see Ru 1 and variant Romanization of the surnames 邱 and 丘 see Qiu 1.

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


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You can see how Yue families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Yue family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Yue families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 16 Yue families living in British Columbia. This was about 89% of all the recorded Yue's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Yue families in 1911.
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What did your Yue ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Clerk and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Yue. 40% of Yue men worked as a Clerk and 100% of Yue women worked as a Clerk.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Clerk
    40%
  • Laborer
    40%
  • Butcher
    20%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Clerk
    100%

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