Lau (surname)
| Pronunciation | /ˈlaʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Derivation | Surname of the Han Dynasty's ruling family |
| Meaning | "one who came from the Lion" (German) |
| Region of origin | Chinese-speaking countries Korean-speaking countries Vietnamese-speaking countries German-speaking countries |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Liu (surname) |
Lau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Andy Lau (born 1961), Hong Kong singer and actor
- Andrew Lau (born 1960), Hong Kong director and producer
- Charley Lau (1933–1984), American catcher and hitting coach in Major League Baseball
- Christel Lau (born 1944), German field hockey player
- Constance Lau, Singaporean actress and model
- David Lau (born 1966), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
- Evelyn Lau (born 1971), Canadian writer
- Giovanni Enrico Lau (born 1981), Italian engineer
- Gordon Lau (1941–1998), American politician
- Hans E. Lau (1879–1918), Danish astronomer
- Hawick Lau (born 1974), Hong Kong actor
- Henry Lau (born 1989), Chinese singer in South Korean subgroup Super Junior-M
- Jean Marie du Lau (1738–1792), Archbishop of Arles, killed during the French Revolution
- Laurence Lau (born 1954), American actor
- Sean Lau (born 1964), Hong Kong actor
- Susanna Lau (born 1983), aka "Susie Bubble", British fashion blogger and journalist
- Wesley Lau (born 1921), American film and television actor
- Yisrael Meir Lau (born 1937), former Orthodox Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
See also
- Liu (劉), a common Chinese family name transliterated Lau in Cantonese
- Lau clan, one of the Saraswat Brahmin clans of Punjab
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