Lu 路 is listed 138th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.

As of 2013, Lu 路 is the 116th most common surname in China, shared by 2.35 million people, or 0.18% of the Chinese population.

In 594 BC Lushi was conquered by Duke Jing, the ruler of the State of Jin, a major power of the Spring and Autumn period.

[4] During the Xianbei Northern Wei dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen (reigned 467–499 AD) implemented a drastic policy of sinicization, ordering his own people to adopt Chinese surnames.

[2] Some of the Dong people, an ethnic minority group of China, have also adopted Lu 路 as their surname.