# Hao (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hao/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Mandarin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,452 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,622 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 125,916 people |
| Change since 2000 | +94% (1,266 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 郝 (Hǎo).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hao in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 90% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hao in the United States and Cao Wei.

## People named Hao

- Karen Hao, American journalist and data scientist
- Hao Zhao, 3rd century state of Cao Wei general

## Similar surnames

Hay, Ha, Hau, Haw, Ho, Howe, Hu, He, Huey, Hoy, Hua, Hui.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.