[2] Lu 陸 is listed 198th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.

Luzhong's father Wuhui (吴回) was put in charge of fire by Emperor Ku and given the title of Zhu Rong.

From Luhun (陆浑), a tribe of the Rong nomads who established a state in modern Song County, Henan.

In 525 BC, Luhun was annexed by the State of Jin, a major power during the Spring and Autumn period.

During the Warring States period, King Xuan of Qi enfeoffed his youngest son Tian Tong at Lu 陆 (in modern Laoling, Shandong), which was named after a branch of the Luzhong clan.

[2][5] 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.