Bào Surname

Surname Overview

Pronunciation and Current Distribution

Bao, pronounced Bào, is a rare surname currently found in Taiwan and in Yuncheng, Linfen, and Changzhi in Shanxi.

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Origins

Descent from Shubao

One tradition traces the surname to descendants of Shubao, one of the “Eight Yuan” of the Gaoxin era under Emperor Ku, with the tribal name becoming the surname.

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Miao Totemic Lineage

The Miao branch of the Bao surname is traced to a leopard-totem tribe within Chiyou’s Jiuli tribal alliance, whose members used Bao as their surname through successive generations.

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Clan Hall Names

Bao clan hall names include Luoyang Hall and Danzhou Hall. Danzhou Hall is also called Dan'er Hall or Zhuya Hall, and both were named for ancestral commanderies.

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Migration and Distribution

Distribution of the Khmu Bao Clan

The “Bao clan” among the Khmu uses Bao as its surname and is mainly distributed across Yunnan, Guangxi, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.

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Notable People

Bao Aifang

Bao Aifang, born in 1969, is a Li woman from Changjiang, Hainan. She worked as an administrator at the Shiyuetian Township nursing home and received the 2002 China Youth May Fourth Medal.

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