Släkthistoria för Shou
Shou Vad efternamn betyder
Chinese:: Mandarin form of the surname 壽 meaning ‘longevity’ in Chinese: (i) said to be borne by the descendants of Peng Zu a legendary long-lived figure (said to have lived over 800 years) during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC ). (ii)said to be borne by descendants of Shou Meng (壽夢 620–561 BC ) king of the state of Wu. Mandarin form of the surname 首 meaning ‘head’ in ancient Chinese: (i) possibly from the first element of the placenames Shou Yang (首陽) (possibly located in present-day Gansu province) or Shou Zhi (首止) (located in present-day Henan province). (ii) said to be a surname from Indian immigrants to China in ancient times. variant Romanization of the surname 蕭 (or 肖) see Xiao.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
