Luo (surname)


Luo or Lo refers to the Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames 羅 and 駱. Of the two surnames, wikt:罗 is much more common among Chinese people. According to the Cantonese pronunciation, it can also refer to 盧.
In Cantonese, 罗/羅 is usually romanized as Lo and Law. In Teochew, 罗/羅 is most commonly transliterated as Low while in the Hokkien dialect it is romanized as Loke. In North Korea, 羅 is transcribed as 라 and South Korea is transcribed as 나. In Vietnam, the name 羅 is pronounced La.
It is the 75th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

Origins

The origin of the Luo surname dates back to descendants of Luo, a feudal state which existed during the Shang dynasty to the Warring States period.

Distribution

In 2019 it was the 20th most common surname in Mainland China.
Of the top 30 cities in China, 罗/羅 ranked eighth most common in Guiyang, ninth most common in Chongqing and Chengdu, and tenth most common in Changsha.

Prominent people

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  • Bernard Lo, a TV anchor and host on Bloomberg TV Asia
  • Beth Lo, an American artist
  • Eileen Yin-Fei Lo, educator, chef and author of eleven cookbooks on Chinese cuisine
  • Jason Lo, a Malaysian music artist, music producer, DJ and entrepreneur
  • Lo Hsiao-Ting, a Taiwanese softball player
  • Lo Wing-lok JP, a Hong Kong doctor and politician
  • Lormong Lo, the first Hmong American to be appointed to a city council in the U.S., in 1994
  • Martin Lo, a spacecraft trajectory expert currently working for JPL
  • Ricky Lo, entertainment writer, showbiz commentator and host of Chinese descent in the Philippines