Surname Overview
The surname Bao is pronounced bāo and is a multi-ethnic surname with multiple origins.
Bao Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 1,029,143Bao / Pao
Origins
Main Origins
The origins of the Bao surname include descendants of Bao Xi and Shen Baoxu, as well as Han-transformed surnames among some ethnic minorities.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The Bao surname is recorded in the Clan Genealogies of the Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi. The recorded origins also include Bao Xi, Shen Baoxu, surname changes from Bao, Yu, Uya, and Borjigin lineages.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commanderies and Hall Names
The Han Bao surname has Shangdang as its commandery望 and Danyang as its hall name; Mongolian Bao lineages have Mongolian as their native region and Tianjiao as their hall name.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution and Migration
Among contemporary Bao surname users, ancestral regions are mainly Inner Mongolia, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu. Historically, Bao lineages are recorded in Danyang, Nancheng of Jianchang Jun, and Hefei of Luzhou.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Historical figures with the Bao surname include the Eastern Han minister and classicist Bao Xian, the Tang poet Bao Rong and his sons Bao He and Bao Ji, and the Song official Bao Zheng and Minister of Justice Bao Hui.
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