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Tao

in the US

There are 2,723 people with the last name "Tao" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Tao 9,363
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  1. is 9,359th most common Donahoe
  2. is 9,360th most common Greeson
  3. is 9,361st most common Kepler
  4. is 9,362nd most common Silcox
  5. is 9,363rd most common Tao
  6. is 9,364th most common Kircher
  7. is 9,365th most common Prokop
  8. is 9,366th most common Reneau
  9. is 9,367th most common Palazzo

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Tao

Wei, Ying, Jing, Yu, Jian, Michael, David, Jin, Li, Yi

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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