A surname meaning 'at', traced to the ancient state of Yu, common in Shandong.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China92
A very common surname (roughly the top 40 in China).
Easy to write100
3 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
Yu Qian — Ming loyalist official (1398–1457) who defended Beijing during the Tumu Crisis.
Yu Youren — Chinese calligrapher, politician, and revolutionary, co-founder of Fudan University, and long-time senior official of the Republic of China.
Yu Chenglong — Qing dynasty official famed for incorruptibility and good governance, serving as governor of Jiangxi and Liangjiang.