Last name: WO

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WO : This last name is indexed 15,457 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

WO : Chinese:: 1: Mandarin form of the surname 沃 meaning ‘fertile’ in Chinese: (i) said to be traced back to Wo Ding (沃丁) the name of a son of the fourth king Tai Jia during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC). (ii) from the placename Wo (沃) the name of a county (located in Beijing) during the Tang dynasty (618–907 AD). (iii) said to be borne by some descendants of Song Weizi founder of the state of Song (established in around 11th century BC).2: Cantonese form of the surname 和 see He 3.3: variant Romanization of the surnames 吳 and 武 see Wu 1 and 3.

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