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s 羅 (

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罗 Luo or Lo refers to the Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames wikt:羅, 羅 (Simplified Chinese: wikt:罗, 罗, pinyin: Luó, Jyutping: Lo4) and wikt:駱, 駱 (Simplified Chinese: wikt:骆, 骆, pinyin: Luò, Jyutping: Lo ...

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...

: Luó,

Jyutping The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme, also known as Jyutping, is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed in 1993 by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK). The name ''Jyutping'' (itself the Jyutping ro ...

: Lo4) and 駱 (

: 骆,

: Luò,

: Lok3). 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

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, 罗/羅 is usually romanized as Lo and Law. In Teochew, 罗/羅 is most commonly transliterated as Low while in the

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dialect it is romanized as Loke. In

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, 羅 is transcribed as 라 (Ra) and

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is transcribed as 나 (Na). In

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, the name 羅 is pronounced La. It is the 75th name on the ''

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Origins

The origin of the Luo surname dates back to descendants of Luo, a feudal state which existed during the

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to the

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(modern day

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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

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, ninth most common in

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and

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, and tenth most common in

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Prominent people

羅

* La Hối (1920–1945), Vietnamese musician of Chinese heritage *

Andrew Lo Andrew Wen-Chuan Lo (; born 1960) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese-American economist and academic who is the Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Lo is the author of many academic articles in f ...

, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management * Lo Chen-Jung (born 1961), a retired Taiwanese left-handed baseball pitcher * Lo Chi Kwan (born 1981), a Hong Kong international football (soccer) player *

Luo Yunxi Luo Yunxi (, born July 28, 1988), also known by his English name Leo Luo, is a Chinese actor, singer and dancer. Luo first became known for his role in ''My Sunshine'', and gained widespread acclaim for his roles in ''Ashes of Love (TV series), ...

(born 1988), a Chinese actor * Chia-Jen Lo (born 1986), a Taiwanese right-handed baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros * Lo Chih-an (born 1988), a Taiwanese football (soccer) player, twin brother of Lo Chih-en, from the aborigine Atayal tribe of Taiwan *

Lo Chih-chiang Lo Chih-chiang () is a Taiwanese politician and a member of the Kuomintang (KMT). From 2010 to 2013, he was first the spokesperson and then the Deputy Secretary-General of the President of the Republic of China, ROC Presidential Office. He was e ...

(born 1970), Deputy Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China (2012–2013) * Lo Chih-en (born 1988), a Taiwanese football (soccer) player, twin brother of Lo Chih-an, from the aborigine Atayal tribe of Taiwan * Dennis Law Sau-Yiu, Hong Kong film producer, screenwriter and director * Lo Elgan (1901–1997), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences researcher * Gallen Lo, a Hong Kong actor and singer who primarily acts in television series * Luo Gan, retired Chinese politician *

Luo Guanzhong Luo Ben (c. 1330–1400, or c.1280–1360), better known by his courtesy name Guanzhong (Mandarin pronunciation: ), was a Chinese novelist who lived during the Ming dynasty. He is also known by his pseudonym Huhai Sanren (). Luo Guanzhon ...

, Chinese writer who lived during the Yuan and Ming periods * Luo Yigang (born 1975), Chinese badminton player * Him Law, Hong Kong film and television actor *

Lo Hoi-sing Lo Hoi-sing (; 1949 – 14 January 2010) was a Hong Kong businessman born into a communist Hong Kong family. He was famous for rescuing Chinese dissidents in Operation Yellowbird after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, for which he was arrest ...

(1949–2010), a Hong Kong businessman, born in a Hong Kong communist family * Lo Hsiang-lin (1906–1978), one of the most renowned researchers in Hakka language and culture * Jerry Lo (DJ Jerry, born 1972), a singer and songwriter, popular in Taiwan in the 1990s * Justin Lo, a singer-songwriter, actor and record producer working in Hong Kong * Leyan Lo (born 1985), held the world record of 11.13 seconds for the fastest Rubik's Cube solution * Law Kar-ying, Hong Kong actor, originally a Cantonese Opera artist * Lo Kuo-Chong (born 1965), a retired Taiwanese professional baseball player, now a baseball coach * Kuo Hui Lo (born 1985), a Taiwanese baseball player in the Seattle Mariners organization * Law Kwok-tai, football coach and former Republic of China (Taiwan) international footballer from Hong Kong * Law Lan, Hong Kong actress *

Lo Lieh Wong Lap Tat (June 29, 1939 – November 2, 2002), better known by his stage name Lo Lieh, was an Indonesian-born Hong Kong martial artist and film actor. Lo was perhaps best known as Chao Chih-Hao in the 1972 martial arts film ''King Boxer'' ...

(1939–2002), a Hong Kong actor in martial-arts films * Lo Mang (born 1956), a Hong Kong–based veteran martial artist * Luo Meizhen (1885?–2013), claimant for the world's oldest person * Nathan Law (born 1993), Hong Kong student activist, politician and member of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong * Luo Ronghuan, Chinese communist military leader * Luo Shiwen, Chinese communist from Sichuan * Luo Ying-shay, Minister of Justice of the Republic of China (2013–2016) * Luo Jin, Chinese actor and singer *

Show Lo Show Lo Chih-hsiang (; born July 30, 1979), is a Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host. Lo debuted as a member of Taiwanese boy group Four Heavenly Kings in 1996 after winning a singing and dancing competition. When the group disbanded ...

, Taiwanese actor, singer, and host * Steven Lo (born 1959), a Hong Kong and Macanese businessman active in the entertainment world * Lo Ta-yu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter * Teddy Lo, a Hong Kong–based LED artist known for his work in the "tech-art" scene * Lo Tsung-lo (1898–1978), a notable Chinese botanist and plant physiologist * Victor Lo, GBS, OBE, JP (born 1950), the chairman and chief executive of Gold Peak Industries, Ltd. (Holdings) * Vincent Lo (born 1948), the chairman of Hong Kong–based Shui On Group, a building-materials and construction firm *

Lo Wei Lo Wei ( 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a Hong Kong film director and actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in ''The Big Boss'' and ''Fist of Fury'', and Jackie Chan, in ''New Fist of Fury''. ...

(1918–1996), a Hong Kong film director and film actor, launched both Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan * Law Wing-Cheong, Hong Kong film editor, an assistant director, film director, and actor * Xianglin Luo (Lo Hsiang Lin), Renowned researchers in Hakka language and culture * Lo Hsing Han (1935–2013), Burmese business tycoon * Na Yoon-Sun (born 1969), South Korean jazz singer * Luo Meiyi 罗美仪 Bonnie Loo (born 1994), Singaporean singer and actress * Yuen Tze Lo (1920–2002), electrical engineer and professor emeritus at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign * Loh Kean Yew (born 1997), Singaporean badminton player * Luo Yanlin (罗彦林), Gansu school teacher who was executed for sexually assaulting and raping 39 girls

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* Bernard Lo, a TV anchor and host on Bloomberg TV Asia * Beth Lo (born 1949), an American artist * Eileen Yin-Fei Lo (1937–2022), educator, chef and author of eleven cookbooks on Chinese cuisine * Jason Lo, a Malaysian music artist, music producer, DJ and entrepreneur * Lo Hsiao-Ting (born 1982), a Taiwanese softball player *

Lo Wing-lok Lo Wing-lok, JP (; 13 September 1954 – 9 May 2015) was a Hong Kong doctor and politician. He was the Legislative Councillor for the Medical functional constituency from 2000 to 2004. He was the vice-chairman of the pro-democracy League o ...

JP (1954–2015), 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

References

External links

* http://www.luoshi.net/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20060404030217/http://big5.ccnt.com.cn/china/surname/tribe/luo-1.htm * http://www.greatchinese.com/surname/075.htm * http://www.greatchinese.com/surname/152.htm {{100 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China Chinese-language surnames Multiple Chinese surnames