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Tao

in Minnesota

There are 28 people with the last name "Tao" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

NameRank
Tao 23,670
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  1. is 23,666th most common Swierenga
  2. is 23,667th most common Tagtow
  3. is 23,668th most common Tallakson
  4. is 23,669th most common Tammaro
  5. is 23,670th most common Tao
  6. is 23,671st most common Tervola
  7. is 23,672nd most common Tew
  8. is 23,673rd most common Thelander
  9. is 23,674th most common Thene

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Tao

Hunwen, Shuqin, Yang, Ambrose, Comp, Henry, Hiep, Hunzan, Izic, Jian

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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