Áo is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 敖 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Ngo in Cantonese. Ao is listed 375th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 261st most common surname in China, shared by 250,000 people.[2]
In Japanese, Ao is Japanese surname written 粟生 in Chinese character.
Notable people
- Ao Taosun (敖陶孫; 1154–1227), Song dynasty poet
- Ao Zongqing (敖宗慶; 16th century), Ming dynasty governor of Yunnan province
- Ao Yu-hsiang (敖幼祥; born 1956), Taiwanese cartoonist
- Ao Kuo-chu (敖國珠; born 1969), Taiwanese journalist
- Ao Long (敖龍), Cantonese opera performer and actor
- Ngo Ka-nin (born 1976), Hong Kong actor
- Ao Feifan (born 1989), football player
- Ao Rui-peng (敖瑞鹏; born 1995), Chinese actor
- Takahiro Ao (粟生 隆寛, born 1984), Japanese former professional boxer
Mythology
In Chinese mythology, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas are surnamed Ao:
- Ao Guang, Dragon King of the East Sea
- Ao Qin (敖欽), Dragon King of the South Sea
- Ao Run (敖閏), Dragon King of the West Sea
- Ao Shun (敖順), Dragon King of the North Sea
See also
- Ou, commonly romanized as Ao in Cantonese
References
- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ^ 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 2014-10-28.
