Zou () is the 67th most common

Chinese surname 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, unlik ...

, which originated from the

state of Zou Zou (), originally Zhu () or Zhulou (), was a minor state that existed during the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. p. 144 History King Wu of Zhou granted Cao Xie (曹挾) control of the small state of Zhu as a vassal ruler under the State of Lu wit ...

of the

Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou period. The period's name derives fr ...

in ancient China.Origin of the surname Zou, Chou
/ref> Depending on Chinese variety, Zou can be transliterated as Chow, Chau, Tsau, Trau, Tsou or Chew. It is the 35th name on the '' Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.

Notable people

* Zou Yan (鄒衍), Chinese philosopher best known as the representative thinker of the Yin and Yang School (or School of Naturalists) during the Hundred Schools of Thought era * Zou Rong, anti-Qing revolutionary *

Zou Zhe Zou Zhe ( 1636-ca. 1708),Barnhart: Page 267. was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty. Zou was born in Wuxi in Jiangsu province. His courtesy name was Fanglu (方鲁）.Barnhart: Page 381. He lived in Nanjing, and later became known as one of ...

: 鄒喆; pinyin: Zōu Zhé; Wade–Giles: Tsou Che 1636-ca. 1708), Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty * Zou Taofen, journalist *

Zou Jiahua Zou Jiahua (born October 1926) is a retired high-ranking politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as China's Vice Premier from 1991 to 1998, Vice-Chairman of the 9th National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003, and was a membe ...

, Vice Premier of China, son of Zou Taofen *

Chen-Lu Tsou Zou Chenglu (; 17 May 1923 – 23 November 2006), better known as Chen-Lu Tsou, was a Chinese biochemist. He was a professor of the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and later a professor and Deputy Director of the Institute of Biophysics, ...

, Chinese biochemist * Zou Yinglong (deputy prime minister, Song Dynasty) * Zou Yuanbiao (judge, Ming Dynasty) *

Zou Yiguai Zou or ZOU may refer to: Places *Zou (state), Chinese state that existed during the Zhou Dynasty *Zou, Ivory Coast, town and sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast *Zou Department of Benin *Zou River of Benin *Zoucheng, formerly Zou County, in Jining, Shan ...

(judge, Qing Dynasty) * Olivia Chow (鄒至蕙; born 1957), Canadian politician, federal New Democratic Party (NDP) member of Parliament *

Collin Chou Collin Chou (born 11 August 1967), sometimes credited as Ngai Sing, is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist. Personal life Chou attended Pierce Community College in Los Angeles, United States. In addition to his native Mandarin, he also spea ...

, Taiwanese-born Hong Kong-based actor *

Shuping Wang Shuping Wang (, ''Wang Shuping''; 20 October 1959 – 21 September 2019) was a Chinese-American medical researcher and public health whistleblower. She exposed the poor practices that led to the spread of hepatitis C and HIV in central China ...

, original surname Zou, Chinese-American medical researcher and public health whistleblower * Zou Taixin (邹太新; born 1966) Chinese former politician * Zou Yuchen (邹雨宸; born 1996) Chinese male professional basketball player * Zou Yu (邹瑜; born 1920), a politician of the People's Republic * Zou Yucheng (邹宇成; pinyin: Zōu Yǔchéng; born 1991), Chinese footballer * Zou Yigui (邹一桂, 1686–1772), style name as Yuanbao (原褒), sobriquet *

Zou Lunlun Zou Lunlun () is a player and teacher of the guzheng, a Chinese zither. She is fourth-generation guzheng player in a family of musicians. She has performed concerts in Vienna and Sydney, and performed for China's President Jiang Zemin and Austra ...

(simplified Chinese: 邹伦伦; traditional Chinese: 鄒倫倫; pinyin: Zōu Lúnlún), player and teacher of the guzheng, a Chinese zither *

Zou Dehai Zou Dehai (; born 27 February 1993, in Dalian) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League. Club career Zou Dehai started his professional football career in 2011 when he was loaned to Wenzhou Provenza's squ ...

(Chinese: 邹德海; pinyin: Zōu Déhǎi; born 1993), a Chinese footballer who plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super * Zou Zhenxian (邹振先; born 1955), Chinese triple jumper

References

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