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Tao

in Kansas

There are 8 people with the last name "Tao" in Kansas.

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Ranking in Kansas

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Tao 29,272
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  1. is 29,268th most common Talmadge
  2. is 29,269th most common Talman
  3. is 29,270th most common Tangari
  4. is 29,271st most common Tangen
  5. is 29,272nd most common Tao
  6. is 29,273rd most common Tarn
  7. is 29,274th most common Tarnawski
  8. is 29,275th most common Tarry
  9. is 29,276th most common Taschler

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Tao

Carol, Haisu, Hong, Margarett, Qizhi, Tony, Yanping, Yixing

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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