Zou (surname)
 Zou surname in regular script | |
| Romanization | Zōu (Pinyin) Chau (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Tsou (Wade-Giles) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Zou, Tsou (Mandarin) Chou (Teochew) Chau, Chao (Hokkien) Trâu (Vietnamese) |
Zou[1] (simplified Chinese: 邹; traditional Chinese: 鄒) is the 67th most prevalent Chinese surname.[2] "Zou" is specifically used as a surname.[3]
People with the surname Zou mainly live in Eastern Asia, in particular mainland China. The hometown of Zou is Fanyang, Hebei Province.[2]
Other pronunciations
Depending on Chinese variety, Zou can be transliterated as Chow, Chau, Trau, Tsou or Chew.
Notable people
- Zou Jiahua, former Vice Premier of China
- Zou Rong, Chinese revolutionary
- Zou Yinglong (deputy prime minister, Song Dynasty)[2]
- Zou Yuanbiao (judge, Ming Dynasty)[2]
- Zou Yiguai (judge, Qing Dynasty)[2]
- Olivia Chow, Canadian politician
- Collin Chou, Taiwanese-born Hong Kong-based actor
References
- ^ The approximate pronunciation in English is /zoʊ/.
- ^ a b c d e Origin of the surname Zou, Chou
- ^ Chinese dimensions - Chinese names: U Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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