Historical Records
Early Attestations
Zheng Qiao's Tongzhi records “Hao clan, pronounced huo bao, see Zuanyao”; the earliest Hao-surname figure recorded in historical sources is Fu Hao in the oracle inscriptions excavated at Yinxu.
好 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 121Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The Hao surname is distributed in places including Jinhu in Jiangsu, Xinyang in Henan, Datong in Shanxi, Yingjiang and Baoshan in Yunnan, Pingtung in Taipei, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Gaolan in Gansu, and Qiongshan in Hainan.
Notable People
Historical Figure: Haoyin
Haoyin was an official of Nanyang Commandery during the Eastern Han and is recorded in the Biography of Zhong Hao in the Hou Hanshu.
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