Surname Overview
The surname 猴 is pronounced hóu and is a relatively rare surname currently found among Han Chinese.
hóu Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 5hóu
Origins
Origin Traditions
The exact origin of the 猴 surname is unknown. One interpretation groups it with surnames such as 龙, 马, 鸡, 鸥, and 蚁 that represented ancient totems or animal names.
Historical Records
Written Attestation
The Surname Dictionary records 猴 as a surname by citing Wang Shumin's Newly Compiled Annotated Thousand Family Surnames.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The 猴 surname has been recorded in Taiyuan, Datong, Linfen, and Jincheng in Shanxi; Zhouqu in Gansu; Lushi in Henan; Xintai in Shandong; Wuchang in Hubei; Yiyang and Yizhang in Hunan; Qingliu in Fujian; and Chiayi, Tainan, and Changhua in Taiwan.
Surname Change in a Zhangzhou Family
A family of more than thirty people in Puwei Village, Jiaomei Town, Zhangzhou, originally bore the surname 猴 and later changed it to 候; the date of the change is unknown. The surnames 猴, 侯, and 候 must not be conflated.
Notable People
Hou Min
Hou Min was originally from Puwei Village, Jiaomei Town, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian. After being adopted and taken to Anxi as a child, she retained her original name and transferred her household registration to Anxi, Quanzhou, in 1960.
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