Ào Surname

Surname Overview

Overview and Distribution

Ao is a relatively uncommon surname currently found among Han Chinese, with bearers in Wuhai in Inner Mongolia, Taiyuan and other parts of Shanxi, Xi'an and other parts of Shaanxi, and Songjiang in Shanghai.

Reference: 奥姓起源分布与家谱家族

Origins

Secretariat Office Origin

One lineage is traced to the Eastern Han Secretariat Director's responsibility for confidential affairs. Descendants adopted the occupational designation Mi'ao and later shortened it to Ao.

Reference: 奥姓_奥姓的来源和奥姓历史 - 起名网

Xiongnu, Jurchen, and Mongol Origins

Some Ao lineages are recorded as descending from the Xiongnu king Aojian, while others arose when the Jurchen Aotun surname or the Yuan-era Mongol Aolu surname was changed to Ao.

Reference: 奥姓_奥姓的来源和奥姓历史 - 起名网

Kumo Xi Aoli Origin

One lineage derives from the Aoli clan of the Kumo Xi. During the Tang period, Aoli was an old royal surname of the Aoshi tribe and later became Sinicized as Ao, Xi, or Yue.

Reference: 奥姓_奥姓的来源和奥姓历史 - 起名网

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery and Hall Names

The Ao surname primarily identifies Huaizhou as its ancestral commandery. Its hall is Huaizhou Hall, also called Huaimeng Hall or Huaiqing Hall.

Reference: 奥姓_奥姓的来源和奥姓历史 - 起名网

Notable People

Ming and Qing Figures

In the Ming dynasty, Ao Lihou of Macheng served as magistrate of Yugan in Jiangxi, and Ao Dengyun of Fuping, Shaanxi, served as deputy magistrate of Dong'e. In the Qing dynasty, Ao Qiqian of Fuping served at the Baiju salt office under the Lianghuai Salt Administration, while Ao Kezhao served as a clerk in Gao County.

Reference: 奥姓_奥姓的来源和奥姓历史 - 起名网