Chao is a surname in various cultures. It is the

Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

spelling of two

Chinese surnames Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the W ...

( and ), the

Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's '' Chinese–English Dictionary'' of ...

spelling of two others ( or the much rarer , both spelled in Pinyin as Zhào), and a regional or other spelling of two additional Chinese surnames ( Cáo and Zhōu). It is also a Galician and Portuguese surname.

Origins

Chinese surname Cháo ()

This surname is written with a character meaning "dawn" (). According to traditional sources including ''

Fengsu Tongyi ''Fengsu Tongyi'' (), also known as ''Fengsu Tong'', is a book written about 195 AD by Ying Shao, who lived during the later Eastern Han period. The manuscript is similar to an almanac An almanac (also spelled ''almanack'' and ''almanach'') is ...

'', '' Yuanhe Xingzuan'', ''Xingshi Kaolüe'' (), and the surnames/clans section () of the '' Tongzhi'' encyclopedia, both this surname and another written with a character also meaning "dawn" () originated from personal names of people during the

Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou period. The period's name derives fr ...

, and were adopted by their descendants as surnames, following which some descendants changed their surname from one character to the other. The latter surname originated from , a son of King Jing of Zhou (544–519 BC), while the former originated from Shi Chao () of the

state of Wei Wei (; ; Old Chinese: *') was one of the seven major states during the Warring States period of ancient China. It was created from the three-way Partition of Jin, together with Han and Zhao. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi ...

. The biography of

Chao Cuo Chao Cuo (, ca. 200–154 BC) was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer. He was a political advisor and official of the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD), renowned for his intellectual capabilities and foresight in martial and politic ...

in the ''

Records of the Grand Historian ''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese hist ...

'' stated that the surname originated in the

Nanyang Commandery Nanyang Commandery ( zh, 南陽郡) was a Chinese commandery that existed from the Warring States period to Tang dynasty. It was centered in present-day Nanyang, Henan. History Nanyang Commandery was established by Qin in the 35th year of King Zh ...

, specifically in the ancient region of

Xi'e Xi'e (Chinese: , p ''Xī'è'') was a region of ancient China in present-day Henan and Hubei. Under the Qin and Han dynasties and during the Three Kingdoms period, Xi'e County ( t , s , ''Xī'èxiàn'') was also a county in the ...

. In Sino-Korean pronunciation, those characters are both read Jo, but are not used as surnames in modern Korea (the Korean surname Jo is written with different characters). In Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation, it is read Triều; the spelling is distinct from

Triệu Triệu is a Vietnamese surname, it is the equivalent of the Mandarin Chinese surname Zhao (趙). Trieu is the anglicized variation of the surname Triệu. Notable people with the surname Triệu *Triệu Thị Trinh or Lady Triệu: a female Vie ...

, the Sino-Vietnamese reading of the surname Zhào (趙/赵). It is listed on the ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dyn ...

'' poem.

Chinese surname Cháo ()

Another Chinese surname, homophonous with the above in Mandarin, is written with a character meaning "nest" (). Traditional sources note two different origins for this surname. The () states that it refers to the legendary

Youchao Youchao (, lit. "Nest-Owner") is the inventor of houses and buildings, according to China's ancient mythology. He is said to have been one of The Three August Ones in ancient China. He is an obscure figure, also known as Da Chao (). Tradition hold ...

, who purportedly lived in a nest high up in a tree before he invented houses; his name literally means "having a nest". The () states that it originated as a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

referring to the state of Chao; following the defeat of the state of Chao by the

state of Wu Wu (; Old Chinese: ''*'') was one of the states during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period. It was also known as Gouwu ( /''*''/) or Gongwu ( /''*''/) from the pronunciation of the local language. Wu was located at the ...

during the latter part of the

, some of the people of the defeated state adopted Chao as their surname. In Sino-Korean pronunciation, this character is read So, but it is not used as a surname in modern Korea (the Korean surname So is written with different characters). In Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation, it is read Sào.

Other

Chao is also an alternative spelling of four other Chinese surnames, listed below by their spelling in

; see those articles for the traditional origins of those surnames: * Zhào (), a common Chinese surname, spelled Chao in the

romanisation system *Zhào (), a much rarer surname also spelled Chao in Wade–Giles * Zhōu (), spelled Chao based on its pronunciation in Cantonese (). This spelling is common in

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

. * Cáo (), sometimes spelled in non-standard fashion as Chao Chao may also be a Portuguese and Galician surname, derived from

Galician-Portuguese Galician-Portuguese ( gl, galego-portugués or ', pt, galego-português or ), also known as Old Portuguese or as Medieval Galician when referring to the history of each modern language, was a West Iberian languages, West Iberian Romance languag ...

', meaning "

plain In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands ...

" or "

plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...

Statistics

In the

Third National Population Census of the People's Republic of China The 1982 Chinese census, officially the Third National Population Census of the People's Republic of China, was conducted by the People's Republic of China with a zero hour of 1 July 1982.Aird, John S.The Preparations for China's 1982 Census. ''Th ...

in 1982, Cháo meaning "dawn" () was found to be the 361st-most-common surname, while Cháo meaning "nest" () was 420th-most-common. Zhào () was the seventh-most-common surname, but it is not spelled Chao in mainland China. In Taiwan, where that latter surname frequently is spelled Chao, it was the 43rd-most-common surname in 2005, according to a survey of household registration data by the Ministry of the Interior that year. In

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, statistics of the stated that there were 2,703 people with the surname Chao in Galicia, making it the 244th-most-common surname there. The surname could be found in 68 of the 313

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Galicia. Municipalities with particularly high concentrations of bearers of the surname included Muras (61 people; 2.99% of the local population),

Ourol Ourol is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of A Mariña Occidental. According to INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsor ...

(69; 2.45%), and

Pedrafita do Cebreiro Pedrafita do Cebreiro is a municipality in the province of Lugo in Galicia, Spain. It borders the Lugo municipalities of As Nogais, Cervantes, Folgoso do Courel, Samos and Triacastela. Its eastern boundary borders the province of León. It b ...

(52; 1.72%), all in the

Province of Lugo Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León, and in the nor ...

(as were all but one of the ten municipalities with the highest concentrations of bearers of the surname). According to statistics cited by

Patrick Hanks Patrick Hanks (born 24 March 1940) is an English lexicographer, corpus linguist, and onomastician. He has edited dictionaries of general language, as well as dictionaries of personal names. Background Hanks was educated at Ardingly College, ...

, there were 143 people on the island of

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and none on the island of Ireland with the surname Chao as of 2011. The surname was not present on the island of Great Britain in 1881. The

2010 United States Census The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators servin ...

found 10,398 people with the surname Chao, making it the 3,432nd-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 8,633 (3,769th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, slightly less than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as

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, between five and seven per cent as

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, and between three and five percent as

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. It was the 135th-most-common surname among respondents to the 2000 Census who identified as Asian.

People

Chinese surname Cháo ()

(; ), Han Dynasty official *Chao Heng (), Chinese name of

Abe no Nakamaro , whose Chinese name was Chao Heng (, pronounced ''Chōkō'' in Japanese), was a Japanese scholar and '' waka'' poet of the Nara period. He served on a Japanese envoy to Tang China and later became the Tang '' duhu'' (protectorate governor) o ...

(698–770), Japanese-born Tang Dynasty governor of Annam *

Chao Chongzhi Chao Chongzhi () was a Song Chinese poet. His cousins Chao Buzhi, Chao Shuozhi, Chao Yongzhi were all famous litterateur at that time. Chao had studied with Chen Shidao in the year one. He was a close friend of Lü Benzhong. His son Chao Gongwu w ...

(; ), Chinese poet * Chao Na (; born 1980), Chinese swimmer Fictional characters: *

Chao Gai Chao Gai, nicknamed "Pagoda-Shifting Heavenly King", is a fictional character in ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He is not one of the 108 Stars of Destiny because he dies before the Grand Assembly o ...

() in the 14th-century Chinese novel ''Water Margin''

Chinese surname Cháo ()

Chao Yuanfang Chao Yuanfang () was a Chinese physician and medical author who was court physician at the Sui Dynasty (581–618 CE) between the years 605 and 616. Traditionally, he had been attributed the co-authorship or authorship of the Chinese medical clas ...

(; ), Sui Dynasty court physician and medical author *

Chao Pengfei Chao Pengfei (born 11 July 1987, in Dalian) is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He played as a striker. Club career Chao Pengfei was born in Dalian in China. South China On 25 May 2010, Chao Pengfei scored a hat-tri ...

(; born 1987), Chinese football striker

Chinese surname Zhào ()

T. C. Chao Tzu-ch'en Chao (; 1888–1979), also known as T. C. Chao, was one of the leading Protestant theological thinkers in China in the early twentieth century. Life Chao was born on February 14, 1888, in Xinshi, Deqing County, Zhejiang, China. ...

(; 1888–1979), Chinese Christian theologian *

Yuen Ren Chao Yuen Ren Chao (; 3 November 1892 – 25 February 1982), also known as Zhao Yuanren, was a Chinese-American linguist, educator, scholar, poet, and composer, who contributed to the modern study of Chinese phonology and grammar. Chao was born a ...

(; 1892–1982), Chinese-born American linguist *

Chung-Yao Chao Chung-Yao Chao (; 27 June 1902 – 28 May 1998) was a Chinese theoretical physicist. He studied the scattering of gamma rays in lead by pair production in 1930, without knowing that positrons were involved in the anomalously high scattering cro ...

(; 1902–1998), Chinese physicist *

Chao Shao-an Chao Shao-an or Zhao Shao'ang (; 1905, Guangdong – 1998) was a Chinese artist of the Lingnan School of painting. Galleries that feature his work * Hong Kong Heritage Museum *Guangzhou Museum of Art * Asian Art Museum of San Francisco The Asi ...

(; 1905–1998), Chinese artist *

Chao Yao-tung Chao Yao-tung (; 1916 – 20 August 2008) was a Taiwanese politician, and economist. In 1971, Chao helped founded China Steel. He was the Minister of Economic Affairs from 1981 to 1984. Chao then served as chairman of the Council for Economic ...

(; 1916–2008), Taiwanese politician * Edward C. T. Chao (; 1919–2008), Chinese-born American geologist *

Ting Tsung Chao Ting Tsung "T.T." Chao (1921 – March 7, 2008) was a pioneer in international petrochemical and plastics industries in Asia and North America. History Chao was born in Suzhou, China. Chao graduated from Shanghai University with a degree in Ind ...

(; 1921–2008), Chinese-born plastics entrepreneur * Kwang-Chu Chao (; 1925–2013), Chinese-born American chemist * James S. C. Chao (; born 1927), Chinese-born American philanthropist and shipping businessman *

Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Ruth Mulan Chu Chao (; March 19, 1930 – August 2, 2007) was the matriarch of a Chinese-American philanthropic family. In 2016, Harvard Business School dedicated the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center in her honor, making it the first building at the ...

(; 1930–2007), Chinese-born American philanthropist *

Chao Tzee Cheng Professor Chao Tzee Cheng (; 22 September 1934 in Hong Kong – 21 February 2000 in New York City) was a renowned forensic pathologist in Singapore. Chao was respected for solving several notorious crimes in Singapore, and raised Singapore's leve ...

(; 1934–2000), Chinese-born Singaporean forensic pathologist *

Cecil Chao Cecil Chao Sze-Tsung (; born 1936) is a Hong Kong billionaire who is the owner of Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Ltd. Chao is the last surviving of the four sons of Wuxi-born shipping tycoon Chao Tsong-yea and his wife Chao Nyi Ya-tsung. His elder broth ...

(; born 1936), Hong Kong financial industry businessman *

Chao Shou-po Chao Shou-po (, born 1 March 1941) is a Taiwanese politician, educator, civic activist and lawyer who has served as Governor of Taiwan Province and Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He is also a prominent leader in the W ...

(; born 1941), Taiwanese politician *

Chao Hick Tin Chao Hick Tin (born 27 September 1942) is a former appellate judge in the Supreme Court of Singapore and former Attorney-General of Singapore. Early life Chao was born in Singapore and studied at Catholic High School. He received his legal ...

(; born 1942), Singaporean judge * Wing T. Chao (; born 1944), Chinese-born American architect * James Y. Chao (born 1947), Taiwan-born American plastics entrepreneur, son of Ting Tsung Chao *

Albert Chao Westlake Corporation is an international manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and fabricated building products, which are fundamental to various consumer and industrial markets. The company was founded by Ting Tsung Chao in 1986. ...

(; born 1949), Taiwan-born American plastics entrepreneur, son of Ting Tsung Chao * Anne Chao (; born 1951), Taiwanese environmental statistician *

Elaine Chao Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953) is an American businesswoman and former government official. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the 18th United States secretary of transportation in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021, ...

(; born 1953), American politician (U.S. Secretary of Transportation), daughter of Ruth Mulan Chu Chao *

Winston Chao Winston Chao Wen-hsuan (born 9 June 1960) is a Taiwanese actor. He came to international attention for his performance in the 1993 film ''The Wedding Banquet'' and ''Kabali''. He is also known for his roles in '' Red Rose White Rose'' and ''Eat ...

(; born 1960), Taiwanese actor *

Chao Chuan Chao Chuan (; born 18 June 1961), known sometimes as "Chief" Chao, is a Taiwanese Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan (Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indige ...

(; born 1960), Taiwanese pop singer *

Sissey Chao Sissey Chao (; born 24 September 1963) is an aggressive, independent musician in Taiwan. Biography Chao formed his first band, Double X, in 1985 when he was 17 years old. Considered a pioneer of Taiwanese punk music, the band released their ...

(; born 1963), Taiwanese musician *

Chao Cheng-yu Chao Cheng-yu (; born 29 March 1966) is a Taiwanese politician who is a member of the Legislative Yuan for Taoyuan 6. Career Chao served three terms as a Member of Taoyuan County Council as a member of Kuomintang. He lost his primary in 2014 ...

(; born 1966), Taiwanese politician * Chao Fong-pang (; born 1967), Taiwanese pool player *

Rosalind Chao Rosalind Chao (; born September 23, 1957) is an American actress. Chao's best-known roles have been Soon-Lee Klinger in the mid-1980s CBS show ''AfterMASH'', Rose Hsu Jordan in the 1993 movie ''The Joy Luck Club (film), The Joy Luck Club'', the ...

(; born 1967), American actress *

Cindy Chao Cindy Chao () is a Taiwanese jewellery designer. She founded her company, Cindy Chao The Art Jewel, in 2004. She is known for her Black Label Masterpiece Collection and Annual Butterfly. Early life Chao was born in Taiwan in the 1970s. She is t ...

(; born 1970s), Taiwanese jewellery designer * Chao Chien-ming (; born 1972), Taiwanese surgeon, son-in-law of former president Chen Shui-bian * Chao Chih-Kuo (; born 1972), Taiwanese long jumper *

Joyce Chao Joyce Chao or Chao Hung-chiao (; born 15 November 1979) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. She was a member of Taiwanese female group 7 Flowers. During years in school, her friends introduced her to a model company. After gradua ...

(; born 1979), Taiwanese actress * Chao Chih-chien (; born 1983), Taiwanese track and field athlete *

Mark Chao Mark Chao (, born 25 September 1984) is a Taiwanese Canadians, Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model. He made his television debut in the television series ''Black & White (TV series), Black & White'' (2009), for which he won the Golden Bell Award fo ...

(; born 1984), Taiwanese actor *

Ruth Chao (designer) Ruth Chao (; born in 1988 in Hong Kong) is a creative director and graphic artist in Hong Kong. She has been awarded Prestige (magazine), Prestige's 40 under 40 and Perspective’s 40 under 40. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from ...

(; born 1988), Hong Kong designer *

Allen Chao Allen Y. Chao is a Taiwanese-American businessman who founded Watson Pharmaceuticals and served as chief executive officer from 1984 to 2008 and chairman. Born in Shanghai, he spent his childhood in Taiwan. Chao went to Taipei Medical College, w ...

(), Chinese-born American pharmaceuticals businessman *

Chao Hsiu-wa Chao Hsiu-wa () is a Taiwanese politician. She served on the Taiwan Provincial Council 1973 to 1981 and was affiliated with the tangwai movement The ''Tangwai'' movement, or simply ''Tangwai'' (), was a loosely knit political movement in ...

(), Taiwanese politician

Chinese surname Cáo ()

Chao Kuang Piu Chao Kuang Piu SBS (; 24 November 1920 – 12 March 2021) was a Hong Kong-based Chinese industrialist, sometimes referred to as Hong Kong's "Wool Magnate" given his involvement in Hong Kong's garment industry. He was one of the co-founders of ...

(; born 1920), Hong Kong textiles businessman *

Charles Chao Charles Chao or Guowei Chao ()has served as the chairman of the board of directors since the inception of Weibo Corporation. He has served as the chairman of the board of directors of Weibo's parent company, SINA, since August 2012, and has been ...

(; born 1961), Chinese businessman, CEO and president of Sina Corp.

Chinese surname Zhōu ()

* Jason Chao (; born 1986), Macau activist *

Chao Man Hou Chao Man Hou (born 21 February 1996) is a Macau swimmer. He competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. He was the flag bearer for Macau at the 2014 Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, Sou ...

(; born 1996), Macau swimmer

Other

People with other surnames spelled Chao, or for whom the Chinese characters of their names are unavailable: * Ramon Chao (1935–2018), Spanish journalist *

Alexander Wu Chao Alexander Wu Chao (born July 2, 1949, in Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-American physicist, specializing in accelerator physics. Education and career Chao graduated in 1970 with a B.S. in physics from Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University. He received in ...

(born 1949), Taiwanese-American physicist *

Manu Chao Manu Chao (; born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish singer. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, and occasionally in other languages. Chao began his mus ...

(born 1961), French musician *

Chan Chao Chan Chao (born 1966 in Kalemyo, Burma) is an American photographer. Biography Chao was born in Burma (now Myanmar) in 1966. He and his family left Burma for the United States in 1978.

(born 1966), Burmese-born American photographer *

Mariano Chao Mariano Rodolfo Chao (born February 7, 1972) is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug ...

(born 1972), Argentine field hockey goalkeeper *

Avianna Chao Avianna Chao (born May 3, 1975) is a Chinese-born Canadian sport shooter. She is a gold medalist in the sport pistol at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Shooting career Chao, a native of Wuhan, China, emigrated to Canada ...

(born 1975), Chinese-born Canadian sport shooter *

Zoë Chao Zoë Carroll Chao (born September 19, 1985) is an American television and stage actress and screenwriter, principally known for her role as Isobel in '' Strangers'', and Zoe in '' The Afterparty''. Early life Chao was born in Providence, Rhode ...

(born 1985), American actress * Peter Chao, alias of Davin Tong (born 1987), Canadian YouTube personality *

Lin Chao Lin Chao is a Chinese Brazilian American evolutionary biologist and geneticist. Chao gained his PhD in 1977 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as a student of Bruce R. Levin (now at Emory University), and was a NIH postdoctoral fellow ...

, American evolutionary biologist *

Roger Chao Roger Chao, FRGS, is an Australians, Australian explorer, mountain climber, philosopher and ethicist. Mountaineering and Exploration In 2006, Chao and Stephen Fordyce completed a mid-winter traverse of the Arthur Range (Tasmania), Western Arthur ...

, Australian explorer *

Ruth K. Chao Ruth K. Chao is an American psychologist. Her research interests center around the parenting styles and socialization of East Asian immigrant families, especially Chinese families, in the United States and Canada. She is an associate professor in ...

, American psychologist * Tom X. Chao, American playwright *

Vic Chao Victor Chao is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Seiji Shimada in '' Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus'', Dr. Shinji Shimada in '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising'', Eric Tsu in '' The Crew'', Kenshi, Sektor, Goro an ...

, American actor Fictional characters: *

Lily Chao Lily Chao is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', played by actress Crystal Yu. She first appeared in the series twenty-eight episode "Bedside Manners", broadcast on 3 August 2013. Lily arrives at Holby City hospital ...

, first appeared in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' in 2013

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