Current evidence record
Dào is retained because its written form appears in a modern surname dataset. This confirms the recorded form, not a complete historical lineage.
Dào Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 2Dào / Tao
Surname Profile
Surname TypeSingle-character surname
Verified scopeSurname form and the fields listed below
Historical population reference2
Surname pronunciationDào
Wade-GilesTao
Origin / ancestor家族迁徙路线
Distribution今青海之天峻有分布。
Pending further studyClan hall, Commandery
Population reference and scope
The dataset records a historical reference value of 2 people for 1930-2008. It is not a current census total.
Verified fields
- Surname pronunciation
- Dào
- Wade-Giles
- Tao
- Origin / ancestor
- 家族迁徙路线
- Distribution
- 今青海之天峻有分布。
Items still unverified
Clan hall, Commandery remain unverified. Migration routes and generation names also require branch-specific records.
Research boundary
The ordinary meaning or reading of this character must not be used to infer its surname pronunciation or origin. A claim should be added only when a gazetteer, genealogy, inscription, historical surname work or other dated record explicitly names this surname.
References for the recorded name
- ChineseNames familyname.csv
- 国家图书馆中华寻根网姓氏数据库
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- Surname intake harvest-20260911.csv
- Surname intake harvest-20260912.csv
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