Hao is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 郝 in Chinese characters. It is listed 77th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 82nd most common surname in China, shared by 2.7 million people.
Origins:
the name of a fief (located in modern Taiyuan, Shanxi) granted to Zi Qi, a person during the reign of king Di Yi during the Shang dynasty
traced back to the Wuhuan people
traced back to a minority ethnic group in ancient southern China.
Notable people
Hao Meng (died 196), Eastern Han officer under Lü Bu
Hao Zhao (fl. 228), Cao Wei general
Hao Chujun (607–681), Tang dynasty chancellor
Hao Weizhen (1842–1920), tai chi master
Hao Peng (1881–?), Republic of China politician
Hao Mengling (1892–1937), Republic of China general
Hao Pengju (1903–1947), Republic of China general
Fan Ming, born Hao Keyong (1914–2010), general and leader in Tibet
Andrew Hao or Hao Jinli (1916–2011), bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiwanzi
Hau Pei-tsun or Hao Bocun (1919–2020), retired general and former Premier of the Republic of China
Hao Jianxiu (born 1935), PRC politician, member of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party
Hao Jiming (born 1946), environmental engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Hau Lung-pin or Hao Longbin (born 1952), Mayor of Taipei, son of Hau Pei-tsun
Hao Ping (born 1959), PRC Vice Minister of Education
Hao Peng (born 1960), PRC politician, Governor of Qinghai province
Hao Haitao (born 1968), football player and coach
Hao Haidong (born 1970), football player
Hao Qun (born 1974), writer with pen name of Murong Xuecun
Hao Wei (born 1976), football player
Hao Lei (born 1978), actress
Hao Shuai (born 1983), table tennis player
Hao Junmin (born 1987), football player
Hao Xingchen, football player
Hao Yonghe (born 1989), football player
Hao Yun (born 1995), swimmer, Olympic medalist
Hao Siwen, a character in the classical novel Water Margin
Leo Hao, Russian artist
Lin Hao, Chinese architect
Dan Hao (郝丹), Chinese software engineer