Jao

See also: jao and JAO

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano Jao.

Proper noun

Jao (plural Jaos)

1. A surname from Cebuano.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jao is the 35622^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 631 individuals. Jao is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.54%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jao”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244.