Mao is the

romanization Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, a ...

of several

Chinese family name Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

s, 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 The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...

. 毛 is the 106th surname in the

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dy ...

, and ranks 87th largest number of people with this surname in China (2007). 茅 is the 119th surname in Hundred Family Surnames.茅姓
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Notable people surnamed Mao

毛

* Mao Chaofeng, politician born in 1965 *

Mao Chi-kuo Mao Chi-kuo (; born 4 October 1948 in Fenghua, Chekiang) is a Taiwanese politician, who served as the Premier, the President of Executive Yuan from 2014 to 2016. Early life Mao was born on 4 October 1948, in Fenghua, Chekiang Province. Ma ...

(b. 1948), a Republic of China politician *

Mao Jie Mao Jie (died 216), courtesy name Xiaoxian, was an official serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was from Pingqiu County, Chenliu Commandery, which is located east of present-day Fengqiu County, H ...

(d. 216), a minister to

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* Mao Sidi, pseudonym of Steven W. Mosher (born 1948), American social scientist and author *

Mao Wenlong Mao Wenlong (; 10 February 1576 – 24 July 1629), courtesy name Zhennan, was a Chinese military general of the Ming dynasty. He is best known for commanding Ming forces in the naval battles against forces of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in the Y ...

(1576-1629), a commander of the

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Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; also Romanization of Chinese, romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the List of national founde ...

, (1893-1976), the founder of the

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and

chairman of the Chinese Communist Party The Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party () was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. The position was established at the 8th National Congress in 1945 and abolished at the 12th National Congress in 1982, bei ...

Madame Mao Madame may refer to: * Madam, civility title or form of address for women, derived from the French * Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel * ''Madame'' ( ...

(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 Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC ...

(b. 1941), nephew of Mao Zedong **

Mao Xinyu Mao Xinyu (born 17 January 1970) is a grandson of Mao Zedong and a major general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. Early life and education Born the son of Mao Anqing in 1970, he is one of Mao Zedong's twelve g ...

, (born 1970), grandson of Mao **

Mao Zehong Mao Zejian (; 5 October 1905 – 20 August 1929) was a cousin of Mao Zedong who was executed by the Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nation ...

(1905-1929), the sister of Mao Zedong *

Mao Xiaobing Mao Xiaobing (; born April 1965) is a former Chinese politician and mining executive. He was the Communist Party Secretary of Xining, capital of Qinghai province, and former chief executive of Western Mining Company, a diversified natural resou ...

(b. 1965), former party chief of

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, investigated for corruption *

Mao Xiaoping Mao Xiaoping (; born July 1957) is a former Chinese politician, most widely known for his tenure as the Mayor and Communist Party Secretary of Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu province. He was investigated for corruption in 2012 and later expelled from ...

(b. 1957), former mayor of

Wuxi Wuxi (, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou. In 2017 it had a population of 3,542,319, with 6,553,000 living in the entire prefecture-level city a ...

Mao Xinyuan Mao Xinyuan (; born July 2, 1971) is a retired male race walker from PR China. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 a ...

(b 1971), a Chinese race walker * Empress Mao (d. 237), Empress of

Cao Wei Wei ( Hanzi: 魏; pinyin: ''Wèi'' <

Middle Chinese

: *''ŋjwei^C'' < Teresa Mo Teresa Mo Shun-kwan (born 5 November 1960) is a Hong Kong actress. Background She started her career at RTV in the 1977, and joined TVB in 1981. She became famous for being cast in ''The Justice of Life'' (他來自江湖), which was based on ...

(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

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茅

:zh:茅姓 :zh:茅姓 *

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(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.

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Chinese-language surnames {{surname-stub Multiple Chinese surnames

Notable people surnamed Mao

毛

茅

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