Zu (surname)
| Zu (祖) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pronunciation | Zǔ (Mandarin) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Tsu |
Zu is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 祖 in Chinese character. It is romanized Tsu in Wade–Giles. It is listed 249th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[2]
Notable people
- Zu Lang (2nd century), Eastern Han dynasty bandit and general
- Zu Mao (2nd century), Eastern Han general under Sun Jian
- Zu Ti (祖逖; 266–321), celebrated Eastern Jin general
- Zu Yue (祖約; died 330), Eastern Jin general, younger brother of Zu Ti
- Zu Chongzhi (429–500), Liu Song dynasty mathematician and astronomer
- Zu Gengzhi (450? – 520?), mathematician, son of Zu Chongzhi
- Zu Ting (6th century), scholar-official of the Northern Qi dynasty
- Zu Xiaosun (6th – 7th century), Sui and Tang dynasty musician
- Zu Yong (祖咏; 699–746?), Tang dynasty poet
- Zu Dashou (died 1656), Ming dynasty general who surrendered to the Qing
- Zu Zhiwang (祖之望; 1754–1813), Qing dynasty Governor of Hunan and Shandong provinces
- John B. Tsu (1924–2005), Chinese academic and lobbyist for Asians in the United States
- Irene Tsu (born 1944), actress
- Jidi or Zu Yale (born 1983), cartoonist and illustrator
References
- ↑ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ↑ "中国最新300大姓排名（2008）" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
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