Zou (surname)

Updated on Jan 29, 2024

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Language(s) Chinese, Vietnamese		Language(s) Old Chinese

Romanization Zōu (Pinyin) Chau (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Tsou (Wade-Giles) 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. "Zou" is specifically used as a surname.

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

Other pronunciations

Depending on Chinese variety, Zou can be transliterated as Chow, Chau, Trau, Tsou or Chew.

Zou Jiahua, former Vice Premier of China

Zou Rong, Chinese revolutionary

Zou Yinglong (deputy prime minister, Song Dynasty)

Zou Yuanbiao (judge, Ming Dynasty)

Zou Yiguai (judge, Qing Dynasty)

Olivia Chow, Canadian politician

Collin Chou, Taiwanese-born Hong Kong-based actor

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