# Shao (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,741 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,765 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 82,530 people |
| Change since 2000 | +93% (1,939 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the Wade–Giles and Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various Chinese surnames.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Shao 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) | 2.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 95% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Similar surnames

Shaw, Shah, Shea, Shay, Sha, Shō, Sá, Sao, Seay, Su, Shi, See.

## 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.