Hu (surname)

Hu is a Chinese surname. It is the 15th most common surname in China, according to a study published in 2006.

The spelling Hu can be used by numerous less common Chinese family names including but not limited to 瓠,護,戶,扈,虎,呼,忽,斛 etc.

History

Non-Chinese peoples in China sometimes took the name of their ethnic group as surname. The best example is Hu , which was also used to refer to all "barbarian" groups on the northern frontier of China in ancient times. In addition, some adopted Chinese surnames that sound similar to their name, such as Hu for Hussain.

Notable people

*Hu Jintao, the current President of the People's Republic of China
*Hu Bin, freestyle swimmer
*Hu Shih, writer and scholar
*Ho Chi Minh, pseudonym of the first leader of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as well.
*H? Xu?n H??ng, Vietnamese poet
*Hu Yaobang, PRC leader
*Hu Qiaomu, prominent politician of the People's Republic of China
*Hu Qili, prominent politician of the People's Republic of China
*Hu Bei-Lok, theoretical physicist specializing in and spacetime
*Kelly Hu, American
*Richard Hu, former Finance Minister of Singapore
* , chairman of the board of Hong Kong-listed Asian infrastructure firm Hopewell Holdings Ltd.
*Hu Zaobin , Early 20th century Chinese painter, famous for painting tigers

He (surname)

He is the transliteration of several .
Of these family names, is the most common at 21st and is the second most common at 71st in the . Other less common family names include , , and .

A common alternative spelling of this surname is Ho, the Wade-Giles romanization and the romanization of several .

Romanization

Notable people

* He Depu dissident in the People's Republic of China
* Ho Feng Shan was a Chinese diplomat who saved a large number of Jews during World War II, known as “China’s ”
* He Jifeng is a computer scientist
* He Kexin, Chinese gymnast
* He Ping film director
* He Pingping , one of the world's smallest men, from Inner Mongolia
* He Qifang a poet and essayist
* is a Chinese pipa player
* He Xuntian is a modern Chinese composer, famous his compositions for Dadawa
* He Ying is an athlete/archer from the People's Republic of China.
* He Yingqin was one of the senior generals of Kuomintang in during , and ally of Chiang Kai-shek
* Chinese rock musician
* He Zhi Wen is a - male table tennis player.
* solicitor and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, is currently the secretary general of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China and the vice-chairman of the Democratic Party .
* Ho Ching is the executive director of Temasek Holdings and wife of Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong
* founding member of , a local pro-democracy political group.member of from 2000 to 2004
* Taiwanese American AIDS researcher famous for the use of protease inhibitors in treating HIV infected patients
* Hong Kong singer,
* Hawaiian musician and entertainer
* of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
* Ho Fuk Yan teacher, Chinese language author and poet in Hong Kong
* Hong Kong-based best known for his "Ninja" films
* musician and
* singer and actress from Hong Kong
* , born in Hong Kong, is a in genetics and biophysics in the United Kingdom
* Ho Ping Taiwanese film director
* famous businessman and philanthropist in Hong Kong
* entrepreneur in Hong Kong and gambling magnate Macau.

Notable people with family name 贺/賀

* He Long
* He Weifang
* He Zizhen

Han (surname)

Han is a common transliteration of the 韩 or 韓 and the . Han is based on and so used throughout Mainland China. Spelling can vary from 'Hon' in speaking areas to 'Hang' in Hainan. The Korean version is sometimes spelled 'Hahn'.

Less common surnames as Han include: 寒 and 汉 or 漢 .

Han is currently ranked 25th in China in terms of the number of bearers at around 8 million persons.

Four Chinese Origins of '韩'

From '姬' surname

'' is an ancient Chinese surname. It is the surname of the Yellow Emperor and the ruling family. King Cheng of Zhou's little brother Ji Wan '姬万' created the State of Han '韩国' . When this kingdom was destroyed, Ji Wan was granted the name Han Wuzi '韩武子' . Wuzi's descendant Han Jue '韩厥' adopts Han as a last name. Han Jue's 7th generation descendant created the during the Warring States Period. When the state was conquered by Qin in 230 BC, members of the ruling family adopted Han '韩' as their last name.

From the place Han Yuan '韩原'

King Cheng of Zhou's younger brother, Tang Shuyu '唐叔虞' , also known as the founder of the State of Jin, had a son who was named Jin Hou '晋侯' . Jin Hou's descendant, Bi Wan '毕万' , was assigned to Han Yuan. His descendants adopted Han '韩' as their last name.

From the transcription of non-Han names

Non-Han ethnic groups tend to adopt Chinese last names through the process known as sinicization.

During the reforms of , the Xianbei last name 'Dahan', 大汗 in Chinese, was changed to Han '韩' because the two names sound similar after 'Da' or '大' is dropped.

Manchu clan names Hacihuri '哈思呼哩' , Hangiya '韩佳' , Hanja '罕扎' , Hanyan '翰颜' , and Gilate '吉喇特' were changed to Han '韩'.

From given name to surname

The mythical Yellow Emperor had a son Chang Yi , who had a son with the given name Han Liu . Those who claimed to be Han Liu's descendants adopted Han as their last name.

Prominent people with surname 韩/韓

* Han Dang '韩当' - General of the Three Kingdoms period.
* Han Dongfang '韩东方' - Human rights activist.
* Han Fei '韩非' - Influential philosopher of the Warring States Period.
* Han Gan '韩干' - Tang Dynasty .
* Han Geng '韩庚' 'kr.??' - Member of the Korean boy band Super Junior.
* Han Hong '韩红' - Famous Chinese singer and songwriter.
* Han Lao Da '韩劳达' - Singaporean playwright.
* Han Meilin '韩美林' - Famous Chinese artist known for designing the Fuwa mascots for the 2008 Olympics.
* Han Shaogong '韩少功' - Writer.
* Han Shizhong '韩世忠' - A general of the Southern Song Dynasty.
* Han Xiaopeng '韩晓鹏' - Freestyle skier.
* Han Xianchu '韩先楚' - Chinese Communist Party .
* Han Xiangzi '韩湘子' - One of the Eight Immortals.
* Han Xin '韩信' - Famous Western Han general.
* '韩王信' - A descendant of kings of Han and general under Emperor Gao of Han .
* Han Yu '韩愈' - Revolutionary poet and philosopher.
* Han Zheng '韩正' - Mayor of Shanghai.
* Hon Sui Sen '韩瑞生' - Singaporean politician.

Han (name)

This is a list of people with Han in their name:

* , Taiwanese actress.
* Han Bennink, Dutch jazz musician.
* Han De, Wei officer
* Han Dongfang, Chinese human rights activist.
* Han Fei, Chinese philosopher who developed the Chinese philosophy of Legalism.
* Han Fu, Chinese bureaucrat during the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
* Han Gan, Chinese painter of the Tang Dynasty.
* Han Hao, probably a Chinese officer who served under Cao Cao.
* Han Hoogerbrugge, Dutch digital artist.
* Han Ji-min, actress.
* Han Juzi, Chinese officer who served under Yuan Shao.
* Han Kulker, Dutch middle distance runner.
* Han Kuo-Huang, Chinese-born American ethnomusicologist.
* Han Mahmud, a Kurd lord.
* Han Shaogong, prominent and innovative Chinese writer.
* Han Sui, military leader of the Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China.
* Han Tuozhou, Chinese statesman of the Southern Song Dynasty.
* Han Xianchu, general of the Chinese Communist armed forces.
* Han Xiang, one of the Eight Immortals.
* Han Xiaopeng, Chinese freestyle skier and Olympic gold medalist.
* Han Xin .
* Han Xin, Chinese general.
* Han Xuan, governor of Changsha during the Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China.
* Han Yin.
* Han Yong-un, Korean Buddhist reformer and poet.
* Han Yu, poet.
* Han Zhangluan, official of the Northern Qi Dynasty of China.
* Han Zheng, mayor of Shanghai.
* Han Zhong, probably a high-ranking Chinese general of the Yellow Turbans.
* Hon Sui Sen politician .
* Jeen Han a.k.a. Gina Han, and Sunny Han, of the Han twins murder conspiracy.
* Jefferson Y. Han, research scientist.
* Jiawei Han, computer scientist.
* Keiko Han, Japanese voice actor.
* Mei Han, Chinese musician.
* Raymond Han , an American/Hawaiian painter
* Tian Han, Chinese playwright, best known for writing the lyrics of the "March of the Volunteers".
* Yuny Han, South Korean actress.
* Zhang Han, Chinese general of the Qin Dynasty.

Fictional

* Han Solo, a character in the ''Star Wars'' universe
* Han Tzu , a member of Ender's jeesh in the ''Ender's Game'' series by Orson Scott Card
* Han Qing-jao, a major character in the novel ''Xenocide'' of the ''Ender's Game'' series by Orson Scott Card
* Han Fu , a character in the 14th century novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' by Luo Guanzhong
* Han Tao, a character in ''Water Margin''

Guo

"Guo", written in Chinese: , is one of the most common Chinese surnames and means "the wall that surrounds outside a city" in Chinese; it can also be spelled Guo, Quo, Quoc, Quach, Que, Quek, Kuo, Kok, Kwok or Kuok.

It is the 18th most common family name in China. The name Guo was noted as far back as the Xia Dynasty, see Guo Zhi

Some famous Chinese people with "郭" as the surname:

*Guo Bingwen
*Guo Jia
*Guo Jing
*Guo Jingjing
*Guo Jingming
*Guo Ziyi , general of Tang China who ended the Anshi Rebellion
*Guo Kan, a famed Chinese general that served under the Mongols.
*Guo Shoujing
*Guo Songtao The first Chinese minister to a western country
*Guo Xi
*Terry Gou, Taiwan Billionaire, 148th richest in the world
*Xiaolu Guo, author
*Aaron Kwok, a Hong Kong singer, actor.
*Kenix Kwok, a Hong Kong actor.
*, Hong Kong Billionaire
*Robert Kuok, Malaysia born , Hong Kong Billionaire
*Kwek Leng Beng, Singapore Billionaire, 3rd richest in South-east Asia
*Quek Leng Chan, Malaysia Billionaire, 4th richest in South-east Asia, cousin of Kwek Leng Beng
*Guo Xuan Tong
*Patrick S Kwok, Former Mayor of Cupertino, California

Guan

Guan may refer to either of two Chinese family names .The two names are as follows:



Guan


Prominent people named Guān include:
*Guan Yu , general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era
*Guan Ping , Guan Yu's son, also a general of Shu Han
*Guan Hanqing , playwright
*Nancy Kwan , Chinese-American actress
*Jade Kwan , Cantopop singer
*Michelle Kwan , Chinese-American competitive figure skater
*Stanley Kwan , Hong Kong director and producter

Guan

Prominent people named Guǎn include:
*Guan Zhong , philosopher and politician
*Guan Pinghu, , Chinese guqin musician

Gongsun

Gongsun is one of the few Chinese compound surnames.

Famous people with this surname include:
* Gongsun Zan, warlord and general of the Han Dynasty
* Gongsun Xu, son of Gongsun Zan
* Gongsun Fan, cousin of Gongsun Zan
* Gongsun Yue, younger half-brother of Gongsun Zan
* Gongsun Du, general of the Han Dynasty
* Gongsun Kang, son of Gongsun Du
* Gongsun Gong, son of Gongsun Du
* Gongsun Yuan, son of Gongsun Kang
* Gongsun Long, philosopher,
* , statesman of the State of Zheng
* Gongsun Sheng, character from Water Margin
* Gongsun Lü'e, character from The Return of the Condor Heroes