Is Mu ' 穆 ' a Family Name?

[Guy2036]

I'm actually proficient in the Japanese language, so I can part-way understand simplified Chinese. But when it comes to Traditional Chinese, I can't make heads or tails of it.

 

The character [ 穆 ] mú is one that I'm curious about. I realise its more commonly used in Traditional Chinese and its very hard to trace. I was wondering actually if this is a real family name, and if the name has any history or possibly a family tree (whether real or from the legends), or if its a word that is used for certain things.

[imron]

穆 is a surname, but it is pronounced Mù, not Mú.

 

I can't speak for how common it is, and the main place I've seen it was the surname for a character in a novel.

[Kenny同志]

Yes, it's a surname.

 

http://henan.sina.com.cn/nanyang/focus/2014-11-20/074922921.html

 

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[Lu]

It's fairly rare I think, but I knew a girl with this surname.