Luò (simplified Chinese: 骆; traditional Chinese: 駱) is a Chinese surname, also known as Lo in Wade-Giles romanization It is pronounced Loc, Lock or Locke in Cantonese.
Luo
Other names
Variant form(s)
Luo (Mandarin) Loc, Lock or Locke (Cantonese)
According to a 2013 study it was the 163rd most common surname, shared by 960,000 people or 0.073% of the population, with the province with the most being Guangdong.[1]
In Japan, the name 駱 is pronounced as かわらげ Kawarage.[citation needed] In Vietnamese 駱 is pronounced Lạc.
It means ‘a white horse with a black mane’ in archaic Chinese.[2]
From the personal name Luo, the style name of a prince in Qi.
from the name of Da Luo (大駱), a descendant of an official of the Shang dynasty. His eldest son, Cheng, established the Da Luo (大駱) state in an unknown location in northwest China named after his father. After it was annexed by an ethnic group during the reign of King Li of Zhou, people from the state adopted Luo as their surname.
from the personal name Luo (駱), the given name of a royal member in Zheng (located in part of present-day Shaanxi and Henan provinces) during the Spring and Autumn period
Wayne Lo (born 1974), a Taiwanese-American murderer
Loh Kean Yew (骆建佑; born 1997) a Singaporean badminton player
Liqun Luo (骆利群; born 1966 in Shanghai) is a neuroscientist in the Department of Biology at Stanford University
Zhe-Xi Luo (骆泽喜) a Chinese-born American paleontologist
Luo Xiaojuan (骆晓娟, Luò Xiǎojuān, born 12 June 1984) is a Chinese épée fencer
Luo Ying (骆赢; born 1991) is a Chinese badminton player
Luo Xiaojuan (骆晓娟, born 1984) is a Chinese épée fencer
Luo Jiacheng (骆嘉诚; born 1995) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kunshan
References
^中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
^The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
February 06, 2023
luò, surname, luò, simplified, chinese, traditional, chinese, chinese, surname, also, known, wade, giles, romanization, pronounced, lock, locke, cantonese, luoother, namesvariant, form, mandarin, lock, locke, cantonese, according, 2013, study, 163rd, most, com. Luo simplified Chinese 骆 traditional Chinese 駱 is a Chinese surname also known as Lo in Wade Giles romanization It is pronounced Loc Lock or Locke in Cantonese LuoOther namesVariant form s Luo Mandarin Loc Lock or Locke Cantonese According to a 2013 study it was the 163rd most common surname shared by 960 000 people or 0 073 of the population with the province with the most being Guangdong 1 In Japan the name 駱 is pronounced as かわらげ Kawarage citation needed In Vietnamese 駱 is pronounced Lạc It means a white horse with a black mane in archaic Chinese 2 Contents 1 Origins 2 Notable people 2 1 駱 3 ReferencesOrigins EditFrom the personal name Luo the style name of a prince in Qi from the name of Da Luo 大駱 a descendant of an official of the Shang dynasty His eldest son Cheng established the Da Luo 大駱 state in an unknown location in northwest China named after his father After it was annexed by an ethnic group during the reign of King Li of Zhou people from the state adopted Luo as their surname from the personal name Luo 駱 the given name of a royal member in Zheng located in part of present day Shaanxi and Henan provinces during the Spring and Autumn period from the Tuo Luo Ba family 佗駱拔 also written as 他駱拔 他駱 伏 地駱拔 from the Xianbei people in who changed their original surname during the Northern Wei dynasty family name of the Tuyuhun ethnic group originating in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periodNotable people Edit駱 Edit Luo Binwang Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty Gary Locke born 1950 ancestry Taishan Guangdong American politician former United States Ambassador to China Luo Huining 骆惠宁 born 1954 a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party Felix Lok Hong Kong actor Wayne Lo born 1974 a Taiwanese American murderer Loh Kean Yew 骆建佑 born 1997 a Singaporean badminton player Liqun Luo 骆利群 born 1966 in Shanghai is a neuroscientist in the Department of Biology at Stanford University Zhe Xi Luo 骆泽喜 a Chinese born American paleontologist Luo Xiaojuan 骆晓娟 Luo Xiǎojuan born 12 June 1984 is a Chinese epee fencer Luo Ying 骆赢 born 1991 is a Chinese badminton player Luo Xiaojuan 骆晓娟 born 1984 is a Chinese epee fencer Luo Jiacheng 骆嘉诚 born 1995 is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for KunshanReferences Edit 中国四百大姓 Front Cover 袁义达 邱家儒 Beijing Book Co Inc 1 January 2013 The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luo surname amp oldid 1117075531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
