Zou (surname)
Zou (simplified Chinese: 邹; traditional Chinese: 鄒; Wade–Giles: Tsou) is the 67th most common Chinese surname, which originated from the state of Zou of the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China.[1] Depending on Chinese variety, Zou can be transliterated as Chow, Chau, Tsau, Trau, Tsou or Chew. It is the 35th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
 Zou surname in regular script | |
| Romanization | Zōu (Pinyin) Chau (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Tsou (Wade-Giles) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Derivation | Zou (state) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Zou, Tsou (Mandarin) Chow (Hong Kong) Chou (Teochew) Chau, Chao (Hokkien) Trâu (Vietnamese) |
| Cognate(s) | Zhu 朱 |
Notable people
- Zou Rong, anti-Qing revolutionary
- Zou Zhe: 鄒喆; pinyin: Zōu Zhé; Wade–Giles: Tsou Che 1636-ca. 1708), was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty
- Zou Taofen, journalist
- Zou Jiahua, Vice Premier of China, son of Zou Taofen
- Chen-Lu Tsou, Chinese biochemist
- Zou Yinglong (deputy prime minister, Song Dynasty)[1]
- Zou Yuanbiao (judge, Ming Dynasty)[1]
- Zou Yiguai (judge, Qing Dynasty)[1]
- Olivia Chow (鄒至蕙; born 1957) is a former Canadian politician who served a federal New Democratic Party (NDP) member of Parliament
- Collin Chou, Taiwanese-born Hong Kong-based actor
- Shuping Wang, original surname Zou, a Chinese-American medical researcher and public health whistleblower
- Zou Taixin ( 邹太新; born 1966) is a Chinese former politician
- Zou Yuchen (邹雨宸; born 1996) is a Chinese male professional basketball player
- Zou Yu 邹瑜; born October 1920 in Bobai County, Guangxi) is a politician of the People's Republic
- Zou Yucheng (邹宇成; pinyin: Zōu Yǔchéng; born 15 September 1991) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays
- Zou Yigui (邹一桂, 1686–1772), style name as Yuanbao (原褒), sobriquet
- Zou Lunlun (simplified Chinese: 邹伦伦; traditional Chinese: 鄒倫倫; pinyin: Zōu Lúnlún) is a player and teacher of the guzheng, a Chinese zither. She is fourth-generation
- Zou Dehai (Chinese: 邹德海; pinyin: Zōu Déhǎi; born 27 February 1993, in Dalian) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super
- Zou Zhenxian (邹振先; born November 10, 1955) is a retired Chinese triple jumper
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