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The 67th most common last name in China. There are two main origins of this last name. 1)The ancient king Huang Di defeated a neighboring tribe and moved them to Zoutu, and they were known as the Zoutus. Later, these people split into two groups with the last names of Zou and Tu. 2)During Zhou Dynasty, Cao Jia, the descendent of ancient king Zhuan Xu, was made the duke of Zhu Lou (Zou in Shandong). During Chun Qiu, Zhu Lou was a small kingdom under the protection of Lu. The duke of Lu, simplified the name of Zhu Lou into Zou. The kingdom of Zou was destroyed by Chu, and its people began to bear the last name Zou.
Hometown: Fanyang in Hebei Province.
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