Surname Overview
A Rare Surname
Hao (号/號), pronounced hào, is a rare surname currently in use.
号 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 2Origins
Western Qiang Origin
Hao is recorded as a Western Qiang surname and appears in the Book of Han and Xing Yuan.
Historical Records
Documentary Records
The surname Hao is included in Shanxi Population and Surnames Encyclopedia and the New Thousand Family Surnames.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The surname Hao is found in Shuozhou, Shanxi; Shangyu, Zhejiang; and Taipei, Taiwan, among other places.
Notable People
Hao Duo of the Eastern Han
Hao Duo was a member of the Shaodang Qiang during the Yuanchu era of the Eastern Han dynasty.
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