Zu (surname)
Zu is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Tsu in Wade–Giles. It is listed 249th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.Notable people
- Zu Ti, celebrated Eastern Jin general
- Zu Yue, Eastern Jin general, younger brother of Zu Ti
- Zu Chongzhi, Liu Song dynasty mathematician and astronomer
- Zu Gengzhi, mathematician, son of Zu Chongzhi
- Zu Ting, scholar-official of the Northern Qi dynasty
- Zu Xiaosun, Sui and Tang dynasty musician
- Zu Yong, Tang dynasty poet
- Zu Dashou, Ming dynasty general who surrendered to the Qing
- Zu Zhiwang, Qing dynasty Governor of Hunan and Shandong provinces
- John B. Tsu, Chinese academic and lobbyist for Asians in the United States
- Jidi or Zu Yale, cartoonist and illustrator
