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Tao

in California

There are 1,054 people with the last name "Tao" in California.

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Ranking in California

NameRank
Tao 2,629
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  1. is 2,625th most common Cardoso
  2. is 2,626th most common Herndon
  3. is 2,627th most common Rader
  4. is 2,628th most common Schaeffer
  5. is 2,629th most common Tao
  6. is 2,630th most common Thorne
  7. is 2,631st most common Trimble
  8. is 2,632nd most common Irvin
  9. is 2,633rd most common Sison

Similar Names and Nicknames

Tai, Ta, Tay, Teo, Tyo, Tho, Tio, Tau, Tae, Tuo

Most Common First Names for Tao

Michael, David, Henry, William, Yu, Amy, Hong, Tony, Wei, Albert

Meaning & History

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Tao

Chinese 陶: according to tradition, from Tao Tangshi, the name of the emperor Yao (2357–2257 BC), first of the three model emperors, before he came to power. A branch of his descendants retained the surname Tao. Another source of this surname is the word for ‘pottery’; this is traced back to a descendant of the second of the three model emperors, Shun (2257–2205 BC). During the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 BC), this descendant was in charge of the manufacture of pottery. As the character for Tao also means ‘pottery’ and was part of his official title, his descendants adopted Tao as their surname.

Japanese: unexplained.

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