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Tao

in Maryland

There are 79 people with the last name "Tao" in Maryland.

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Ranking in Maryland

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Tao 6,578
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  1. is 6,574th most common Sow
  2. is 6,575th most common Speck
  3. is 6,576th most common Spry
  4. is 6,577th most common Steven
  5. is 6,578th most common Tao
  6. is 6,579th most common Tauber
  7. is 6,580th most common Thaxton
  8. is 6,581st most common Trego
  9. is 6,582nd most common Trimmer

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Tao

Natalie, Feng, Kamose, Wei, Ying, Freeman, Hong, Li, Ling, Paul

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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