Mao Surname

Surname Overview

Mao is a relatively rare modern Han Chinese surname recorded in both Xu Tongzhi and the Clan Treatise of Qing Tongzhi.

Reference: 茆姓_茆姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

Origin Traditions

Three origin traditions are recorded: descent from Duke Ji, descent from the third son of the Duke of Zhou, and a change from the Mao surname written 茅. The first two are described respectively as unprovable and groundless, while the surname-change tradition appears in Mao genealogies from Wuhu and Xuancheng.

Reference: 茆姓_茆姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery and Hall

The ancestral commandery associated with the Mao surname is Runing, and its hall name is Lüye Hall.

Reference: 茆姓_茆姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Geographic Distribution

The Mao surname has relatively few bearers. It is concentrated across several cities in Jiangsu and Anhui and is also found in Changxing, Yuping, Lulong, Tangshan, Yulin, Yan'an, Jiujiang, Qichun, and Jingdezhen.

Reference: 茆姓_茆姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Notable People

Mao Qin of the Ming Dynasty

Mao Qin, a Ming-era native of Lishui in Jiangsu, earned the jinshi degree in the Chenghua wuxu year and later served as Chief Minister of the Nanjing Court of Judicial Review.

Reference: 茆姓_茆姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Mao Jianxin of the Qing Dynasty

Mao Jianxin (1629–1681), courtesy name Chuwan and art name Yifeng, placed third in the 1679 jinshi examination and was appointed a compiler in the Hanlin Academy. His writings were later collected as Huaxi Caotang Yigao.

Reference: 茆姓_茆姓的来源和历史_百家姓