Chinese surnames

曹

cáo · Cao

Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
No. 26
Ancestral seat (junwang)
谯郡
Wikidata
Q710706

In other languages

  • German Cao
  • English Cao
  • Spanish Cao
  • French Cao
  • Korean 차오
  • Russian Цао
  • Vietnamese Tào

Notable historical bearers

Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.

  • Cao Cao155 – 220

    Chinese warlord and statesman (155–220)

  • Cao Xueqin1724 – 1763

    Chinese novelist and poet (1710–1765)

  • Cao Pi187 – 226

    Cao Wei Emperror (187-226)

  • Cao Zhi192 – 232

    State of Cao Wei prince and poet (192-232)

  • Cao Rui205 – 239

    Chinese Cao Wei emperor from 226 to 239

  • Cao Huan246 – 303

    Emperor of Cao Wei from 260 to 266

  • Cao Kun1862 – 1938

    Chinese general and warlord (1862–1938)

  • Cao Fang232 – 274

    Cao Wei emperor from 239 to 254

  • Cao Mao241 – 260

    Cao Wei emperor from 254 to 260

  • Yan Hui521 BCE – 481 BCE

    Chinese philosopher (c. 521–481 BC)

  • Cao Ren168 – 223

    Chinese Han dynasty general (168–223)

  • Cao Zhen185 – 231

    State of Cao Wei general (died 231)

  • Imperial Uncle Cao1018 – 1089

    Song dynasty person (CBDB = 16846)

  • Cao Ang177 – 197

    Chinese warlord Cao Cao's eldest son (c.177–197)

  • Cao Zhang190 – 223

    State of Cao Wei prince (died 223)

  • Empress Cao Jie200 – 237

    Chinese Han dynasty empress (197-260)

  • Cao Chong196 – 208

    Chinese warlord Cao Cao's son (196–208)

  • Cao Shuang300 – 249

    Chinese general and Cao Wei regent (died 249)

  • Cao Song200 – 194

    Eastern Han dynasty official (died 193)

  • Cao Shen300 BCE – 190 BCE

    Han dynasty chancellor

  • Cao Xiu174 – 228

    State of Cao Wei general (died 228)

  • Cao Rulin1877 – 1966

    Chinese politician (1877-1966)

  • Cao Chun174 – 210

    Chinese Han dynasty military officer (died 210)

  • Cao Yu250 – 278

    prince of the state of Cao Wei (died 278)

Find printed genealogies

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Sources: the Hundred Family Surnames (public domain) with ancestral seats from the chinese-poetry dataset (MIT); spellings and people from Wikidata (CC0).