Mao (surname)

Mao/毛, 茅 etc.
Origin
Language(s)Chinese

Mao is the romanization of several Chinese family names, including common names 毛 (Máo), 茅 (Máo) and some rare names 茆 (Máo), 卯 (Mǎo), 貌 (Mào) etc.

毛 originated from Ji (Chinese: 姬; pinyin: Jī), the clan name of Zhou dynasty. 毛 is the 106th surname in the Hundred Family Surnames, and ranks 87th largest number of people with this surname in China (2007).[1]

茅 is the 119th surname in Hundred Family Surnames.[2]

Notable people surnamed Mao

毛

For the related surname Mow, see Mow (surname).

茅

Further information: zh:茅姓 and zh:Category:茅姓
  • Angela Mao (b. 1950), Taiwanese actress
  • Mao Dun (1896–1981), pen name of a Chinese writer
  • Mao Yisheng (1896–1989), a Chinese structural engineer.
  • Mao Yushi (b. 1929), a Chinese economist, nephew of Mao Yisheng, critic of Mao Zedong.

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] 新百家姓排名：86
  2. ^ 茅姓 一、姓氏源流 茅（Máo）姓源出有一：
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