Lau
Pronunciation/ˈl/
Origin
DerivationSurname of the Han Dynasty's ruling family
Meaning"one who came from the Lion" (German)
Region of originChinese-speaking countries
Korean-speaking countries
Vietnamese-speaking countries
German-speaking countries
Other names
Variant form(s)Liu (surname)

Lau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Andy Lau (born 1961), Hong Kong singer and actor
  • Andrew Lau (born 1960), Hong Kong director and producer
  • Carina Lau (born 1965), Hong Kong-Canadian actress and director
  • Chak Sing Lau, Hong Kong professor of rheumatology
  • Charley Lau (1933–1984), American catcher and hitting coach in Major League Baseball
  • Christel Lau (born 1944), German field hockey player
  • Constance Lau, Singaporean actress and model
  • David Lau (born 1966), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
  • Emma Lau (born 1991), British actress
  • Evelyn Lau (born 1971), Canadian writer
  • Finn Lau (born 1993), Hong Kong political activist
  • Fritz Lau (1872–1966), Low German writer, playwright and lyricist.
  • Gordon Lau (1941–1998), American politician
  • Hans E. Lau (1879–1918), Danish astronomer
  • Hawick Lau (born 1974), Hong Kong actor
  • Henry Lau (born 1989), Chinese singer in South Korean subgroup Super Junior-M
  • Jean Marie du Lau (1738–1792), Archbishop of Arles, killed during the French Revolution
  • Jer Lau (born 1992), member of Hong Kong boy band MIRROR
  • Laurence Lau (born 1954), American actor
  • Lau Lee Peng (1952-2000), Singaporean killer
  • Sean Lau (born 1964), Hong Kong actor
  • Susanna Lau (born 1983), aka "Susie Bubble", British fashion blogger and journalist
  • Wesley Lau (1921–1984), American film and television actor
  • Yisrael Meir Lau (born 1937), former Orthodox Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel

See also

  • Liu (劉), a common Chinese family name transliterated Lau in Cantonese
  • Lau clan, one of the Saraswat Brahmin clans of Punjab
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