Zu (surname)
Surname list
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Zu is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 祖 in Chinese character. It is romanized Tsu in Wade–Giles. It is listed 249th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[2]
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| Pronunciation | Zǔ (Mandarin) |
|---|---|
| Language | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form | Tsu |
Notable people
- Zu Ti (祖逖; 266–321), celebrated Eastern Jin general
- Zu Yue (祖約; died 330), Eastern Jin general, younger brother of Zu Ti
- Zu Chongzhi (429–500), Liu Song dynasty mathematician and astronomer
- Zu Gengzhi (450? – 520?), mathematician, son of Zu Chongzhi
- Zu Ting (6th century), scholar-official of the Northern Qi dynasty
- Zu Xiaosun (6th – 7th century), Sui and Tang dynasty musician
- Zu Yong (699–746?), Tang dynasty poet
- Zu Dashou (died 1656), Ming dynasty general who surrendered to the Qing
- Zu Zhiwang (祖之望; 1754–1813), Qing dynasty Governor of Hunan and Shandong provinces
- John B. Tsu (1924–2005), Chinese academic and lobbyist for Asians in the United States
- Jidi or Zu Yale (born 1983), cartoonist and illustrator
