&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:%E9%84%92%E5%A7%93_-_%E6%A5%B7%E4%BD%93.svg) Zou surname in regular script | |
| Romanization | Zōu (Pinyin) Chau (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Tsou (Wade-Giles) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Derivation | Zou (state) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Zou, Tsou (Mandarin) Chow (Hong Kong) Chou (Teochew) Chau, Chao (Hokkien) Tseu (Wu Chinese) Trâu (Vietnamese) Tjee, Tjeuw, Tjoo, Tjouw (Indonesian) |
| Cognate(s) | Zhu 朱 |
| Derivative(s) | Murdaya (Chinese Indonesian) |
Zou (traditional Chinese: 鄒; simplified Chinese: 邹; pinyin: Zōu) is the 67th most common Chinese surname, which originated from the state of Zou of the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China.[1] Depending on Chinese variety, Zou can be transliterated as Chow, Chau, Tsau, Trau, Tsou, Tjeuw, or Chew. It is the 35th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.