Triệu (;
) is a
Chinese-language surname, it is the Vietnamese translation of the Chinese surname
Zhao (趙). It is commonly found in Vietnam among its Chinese diaspora. Individuals with the surname, Triệu, likely migrated to Vietnam from the Guangdong and Fujian Provinces of China.
It is the same as the Cantonese romanization
"Chiu", the Taiwanese or Hong Kong romanization of
"Chao" or the Korean romanization of
"Cho" (조).
The name is first 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 language , Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book ...
– the traditional list of all Chinese surnames – because it was the emperor's surname of the Song dynasty (960–1279) when the list was compiled.
Zhao was listed as one of the most common names in China along with Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu, Chen, Yang, Huang, Zhou, and Wu. However, families with the surname "Zhao" that migrated to Vietnam and changed their name to "Triệu" are rare, estimated as 0.16% of the population in Vietnam and 0.001% of the population in the United States.
Trieu is the anglicized variation of the surname Triệu.
Notable people with the surname Triệu
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Triệu Thị Trinh or Lady Triệu: a female Vietnamese warrior (225 to 248 CE) also known as the Vietnamese Joan of Arc
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Trieu Da General of Qin Dynasty who founded the
Trieu Dynasty/
Nanyue
Nanyue ( zh, c=南越 or 南粵, p=Nányuè, cy=, j=Naam4 Jyut6, l=Southern Yue, , ), was an ancient kingdom founded in 204 BC by the Chinese general Zhao Tuo, whose family (known in Vietnamese as the Triệu dynasty) continued to rule until ...
in Vietnam
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Triệu Việt Vương
Triệu Việt Vương (Chữ Hán 趙越王, 524–571), born Triệu Quang Phục (趙光復), was a king of the Vietnamese Early Lý dynasty in the 6th century. He was co-ruler alongside Lý Thiên Bảo from 548 until Lý Thiên Bảo's death ...
(Triệu Quang Phục), independence leader in the 6th century
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Andy Trieu (born 1984), Australian host, actor and martial artist. He is a three-time Australian Champion Martial Artist
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Triệu Việt Hưng (born 1997), Vietnamese footballer
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Trieu Xa Official of the Yen State
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Zhao Lusi written as "Triệu Lộ Tư" in Vietnamese, famous Chinese Actress
See also
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Zhao, surname
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Chui, surname
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Chao, surname
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Cho, surname
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List of common Chinese surnames
These are lists of the most common Chinese surnames in the China, People's Republic of China (Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China), the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan), and the overseas Chinese, Chinese diaspora overseas as provided by govern ...
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Vietnamese name
Traditional Vietnamese personal names generally consist of three parts, used in Eastern name order.
* A family name (normally patrilineal, although matrilineality is possible, in cases such as divorce, children of a single mother, or if a child ...
References
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Vietnamese-language surnames
Chinese-language surnames
vi:Triệu (họ)