Mao (surname)

Mao is the romanization of several Chinese family names, including common names 毛 (Máo), 茅 (Máo) and some rare names 茆 (Máo), 卯 (Mǎo), 貌 (Mào) etc.

毛 originated from Ji, the clan name of Zhou Dynasty. 毛 is the 106th surname in the Hundred Family Surnames, and ranks 87th largest number of people with this surname in China (2007).

茅 is the 119th surname in Hundred Family Surnames.

毛

 * Mao Chaofeng (b. 1965), executive vice governor of Hainan
 * Mao Weiming (b. 1961), governor of Hunan since 2020
 * Mao Wanchun (b. 1961), Chinese politician
 * Mao Chi-kuo (b. 1948), a Republic of China politician
 * Mao Jie (d. 216), a minister to Cao Cao
 * Mao Sidi, pseudonym of Steven W. Mosher (born 1948), American social scientist and author
 * Mao Wenlong (1576–1629), a commander of the Ming Dynasty
 * Mao Zedong, (1893–1976), the founder of the People's Republic of China and chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
 * Madame Mao (Jiang Qing) (1914–1991), the fourth wife of Mao Zedong and a leading politician in the Cultural Revolution
 * Mao Zemin, (1896–1943), early Communist revolutionary, Mao Zedong's brother
 * Mao Zetan (1905–1935), brother of Mao Zedong
 * Mao Anying (1922–1950), the son of Mao Zedong
 * Mao Yuanxin (b. 1941), nephew of Mao Zedong
 * Mao Xinyu, (born 1970), grandson of Mao
 * Mao Zehong (1905–1929), the sister of Mao Zedong
 * Mao Xiaobing (b. 1965), former party chief of Xining, investigated for corruption
 * Mao Xiaoping (b. 1957), former mayor of Wuxi
 * Mao Xinyuan (b 1971), a Chinese race walker
 * Empress Mao (d. 237), Empress of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era
 * Teresa Mo (b. 1958), Hong Kong actress
 * Mao WeiJia, singer
 * Mao Yingchu, (1910-2000), an ace-fighter pilot during the War of Resistance/WWII; former commander of the 4th Fighter Group
 * Mao Ning (diplomat) (born 1972)

茅
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 * Angela Mao (b. 1950), Taiwanese actress
 * Mao Dun (1896–1981), pen name of a Chinese writer
 * Mao Yisheng (1896–1989), a Chinese structural engineer.
 * Mao Yushi (b. 1929), a Chinese economist, nephew of Mao Yisheng, critic of Mao Zedong.