Ao (surname)

Áo is Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 敖 in Chinese character.

Ao is listed 375th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.

[1] As of 2008, it is the 261st most common surname in China, shared by 250,000 people.

[2] In Japanese, Ao is Japanese surname written 粟生 in Chinese character.

In Chinese mythology, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas are surnamed Ao: