Chao (surname)

Chao
Language(s)	Chinese, Portuguese, Galician
Origin
Meaning	Chinese: 晁: "dawn"; 巢: "nest"; 趙: a place name; 兆: "omen"; 曹: a place name; Portuguese and Galician: "plain", "plateau"
Other names
Variant form(s)	趙: Zhao, Chiu; 兆: Zhao, Siu; 曹: Cao, Tso;

Chao is a surname in various cultures. It is the Pinyin spelling of two Chinese surnames (晁 and 巢), the Wade–Giles spelling of two others (趙 or the much rarer 兆, both spelled in Pinyin as Zhào), and a regional or other spelling of two additional Chinese surnames (曹 Cáo and 周 Zhōu). It is also a Galician and Portuguese surname.