Yao (surname)
![]() Yao surname in regular script | |
Pronunciation | Yáo (Pinyin) Iâu (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Word/name | Henan Fan County or Shandong[1] |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Yao (Mandarin) Yiu (Cantonese) Lao, Lau, Yeow (Hokkien) Diêu, Dao (Vietnamese) Yo (Korean) Yō (Japanese) |
Yao (Chinese: 姚; pinyin: Yáo), also romanized as Yiu in Cantonese, is one of the most ancient Chinese surnames, the "Eight Great Xings of High Antiquity". It is also unique that, along with Jiang 姜 it is still in common use in the modern day. It is listed 101st in the Hundred Family Surnames, and as the 51st most common surname in Mainland China.[2]
Alternate spellings
[edit]- Mandarin: Yao
- Cantonese: Iu, Yiu
- Min Nan (Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew): Lao, Lau, Yeow
- Vietnamese: Diêu, Dao
- Korean: Yo
- Japanese: Yō
- Singapore: Yow, Yeo
- Malaysia: Yeow
Prominent people
[edit]Yao
[edit]- Yao Chonghua, the name of Emperor Shun of pre-dynastic China, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
- Yao Chang, founding emperor of the Later Qin Dynasty
- Yao Ming, Chinese professional basketball player and humanitarian
- Andrew Yao, Chinese computer scientist and A.M. Turing Award laureate
- Jianping Yao, Canadian engineer
- Yao Defen, former world's tallest woman
- Yao Wenyuan, member of the Gang of Four
- MC HotDog (born name as Yao Chung-jen), Taiwanese rapper
- Yao Beina, Chinese singer
- Yao Chen, Chinese actress
- Yao Jen-to, Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General of Straits Exchange Foundation of the Republic of China
- Yao Leeh-ter, Political Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of China (2017–2019)
- Yao Mingming, Former member of K-pop group BLK and C-pop Group UNINE
- Yao Wenlong, Malaysia born Singapore actor
Yiu
[edit]- Claire Yiu, Hong Kong actress
- Edward Yiu, Hong Kong scholar and politician
- Raymond Yiu, Hong Kong composer
- Yiu Cheuk Yin, Hong Kong footballer
- Yiu Ho Ming, Hong Kong footballer
- Yiu Si-wing, Hong Kong lawmaker
- Chantel Yiu, Hong Kong singer and actress
Yeow
[edit]- Yeow Chai Thiam, Malaysian politician.
References
[edit]- ^ Southern Song《通志·氏族略》records:「姚姓,虞之姓也,虞帝生於姚墟,故因生以為姓」
- ^ "公安部统计分析显示:王姓成为我国第一大姓". 2007-04-29. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2022-07-25.