- Source: Luo (surname)
Luo or Lo refers to the Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames 羅 (Simplified Chinese: 罗, pinyin: Luó, Jyutping: Lo4) and 駱 (Simplified Chinese: 骆, pinyin: Luò, Jyutping: 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 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 (Ra) and South Korea is transcribed as 나 (Na). 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 (modern day Hubei).
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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=La Hối (1920–1945), Vietnamese musician of Chinese heritage
Andrew Lo, 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 (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 (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, 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 (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 (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, 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 (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 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
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