Chinese surname

Surname Lo

羅 · 罗

Lo is a Chinese surname spelling of 羅 (罗) from the Cantonese or Hakka reading, meaning 'bird net'.

Characters for the surname Lo

The spelling Lo is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.

罗

simplified form of 羅: bird net; gauze; surname

Cantonese lo4 / Hakka lò / Mandarin luó (Wade-Giles lo)

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羅

bird net; gauze; surname

Cantonese lo4 / Hakka lò / Mandarin luó (Wade-Giles lo)

羅 all spellings of luó 罗 all spellings of luó

Possible characters for Lo

The spelling Lo can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.

Character	Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
羅	luó · Cantonese · Hakka
罗	luó · Cantonese · Hakka

Other spellings of the same character

Low 羅Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese
Law 羅Cantonese
Loh 羅Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka

About the surname Lo

Lo is a surname spelling of 羅 (simplified 罗), from the Cantonese reading lo4 or the Hakka lò, and also the Wade-Giles spelling of Mandarin luo. The character basically means 'bird net' or 'gauze' and is a common surname. In Mandarin pinyin it is spelled Luo. The meaning depends on the character a family uses.

Sources

Wiktionary: 羅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: 罗 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
MDBG: 羅 · mdbg.net · meaning
MDBG: 罗 · mdbg.net · meaning

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Entry ID: mn02635 · Updated 2026-10-26 · Report a mistake