Zou (surname)

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Zou

Zou surname in regular script
Pronunciation Zōu (Pinyin)
Chau (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s) Chinese, Vietnamese
Origin
Language(s) Old Chinese
Other names
Variant(s) Zou, Tsou (Mandarin)
Chou (Teochew)
Chau, Chao (Hokkien)
Trâu (Vietnamese)

Zou (simplified Chinese: 邹; traditional Chinese: 鄒) is the 67th most prevalent Chinese surname.[1] "Zou" is specifically used as a surname.[2]

People with the surname Zou mainly live in Eastern Asia, in particular mainland China. The hometown of Zou is Fanyang, Hebei Province.[1]

Other pronunciations

Depending on dialect, Zou can be transliterated as Trau, Tsou, Chew or Chow.

Notable people

  • Zou Jiahua, former Vice Premier of China
  • Zou Rong, Chinese revolutionary
  • Zou Yinglong (deputy prime minister, Song Dynasty)[1]
  • Zou Yuanbiao (judge, Ming Dynasty)[1]
  • Zou Yiguai (judge, Qing Dynasty)[1]
  • Olivia Chow, Canadian politician
  • Collin Chou, Taiwanese-born Hong Kong-based actor

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Origin of the surname Zou, Chou
  2. ↑ Chinese dimensions - Chinese names: U
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