Po Family History

Italian: habitational name from Po in Fivizzano, Massa or Po Bandino in Citta della Pieve, Perugia, or possibly in some cases from the river so named. Spanish: habitational name from any of several places called Poo in northwest Spain. Portuguese (Pó): habitational name from Pó, a town in Portugal.

Chinese: alternative Mandarin form of the surname 薄 and 伯; see Bo. Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 蒲 and 浦; see Pu. Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 保 and 暴; see Bao. Chinese: Teochew, Hokkien, or Taiwanese form of the surname 傅; see Fu.

This pronunciation is found in eastern Guangdong, Fujian, and Taiwan, from where some people migrated to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and other parts of Southeast Asia. Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 步 and 布 and a variant Romanization of the surname 卜; see Bu. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 柏; see Bai.

Cambodian: written ប៉ោ of Chinese origin, but unexplained etymology (probably corresponding to one of the surnames above). Burmese (Karen): from a personal name usually forming part of a compound name from hpo ‘little; child’. Compare Poe.

Note: Since Karens do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. Burmese: from a personal name usually forming part of a compound name from po ‘to be in excess’. Note: Since Burmese do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.