Mao/毛, 茅 etc. Origin Language(s) Chinese
Mao is theromanization of severalChinese family names , including common names 毛 (Máo), 茅 (Máo) and some rare names茆 (Máo),卯 (Mǎo),貌 (Mào) etc.
毛 originated fromJi (Chinese :姬 ;pinyin :Jī Zhou dynasty . 毛 is the 106th surname in theHundred Family Surnames , and ranks 87th largest number of people with this surname in China (2007).[ 1]
茅 is the 119th surname in Hundred Family Surnames.[ 2]
Notable people surnamed Mao [ edit ] Mao Chaofeng (b. 1965), executive vice governor ofHainan Mao Weiming (b. 1961), governor ofHunan since 2020Mao Wanchun (b. 1961), Chinese politicianMao Chi-kuo (b. 1948), a Republic of China politicianMao Jie (d. 216), a minister toCao Cao Mao Sidi , pseudonym ofSteven W. Mosher (born 1948), American social scientist and authorMao Wenlong (1576–1629), a commander of theMing Dynasty Mao Zedong , (1893–1976), the founder of thePeople's Republic of China andchairman of the Chinese Communist Party Madame Mao (Jiang Qing) (1914–1991), the fourth wife of Mao Zedong and a leading politician in the Cultural RevolutionMao Zemin , (1896–1943), early Communist revolutionary, Mao Zedong's brotherMao Zetan (1905–1935), brother of Mao ZedongMao Anying (1922–1950), the son of Mao ZedongMao Yuanxin (b. 1941), nephew of Mao ZedongMao Xinyu , (born 1970), grandson of MaoMao Zehong (1905–1929), the sister of Mao ZedongMao Xiaobing (b. 1965), former party chief ofXining , investigated for corruptionMao Xiaoping (b. 1957), former mayor ofWuxi Mao Xinyuan (b 1971), a Chinese race walkerEmpress Mao (d. 237), Empress ofCao Wei during the Three Kingdoms eraTeresa Mo (b. 1958), Hong Kong actressMao WeiJia , singerMao Yingchu , (1910-2000), an ace-fighter pilot during theWar of Resistance/WWII ; former commander of the4th Fighter Group Mao Ning (diplomat) (born 1972)Angela Mao (b. 1950), Taiwanese actressMao Dun (1896–1981), pen name of a Chinese writerMao Yisheng (1896–1989), a Chinese structural engineer.Mao Yushi (b. 1929), a Chinese economist, nephew of Mao Yisheng, critic of Mao Zedong.^ [1] 新百家姓排名：86^ 茅姓 一、姓氏源流 茅（Máo）姓源出有一：
100 most common family names in mainland China (2020)
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