Huo (surname)

Huo (surname)

The Chinese surname Huo (霍) is an uncommon Chinese surname. The Putonghua (Standard Mandarin) version is pronounced Huo, while the Cantonese version is pronounced Fok.

During Zhou Dynasty, King Wu (武王) (surname: "Ji") awarded land to his brother, Shuchu (叔處) at "Huo" (modern Huozhou, Shanxi, China) and the descendants of Shuchu adopted "Huo" as their surname.

In mainland China, the most well known people with surname Huo are:
*Huo Qubing (霍去病) a Han Dynasty Chinese general known for his military prowess at an early age
*Huo Guang (霍光) a Han Dynasty famous minister
*Huo Yuanjia (霍元甲) a martial arts hero who is the main character of the movie Fearless (2006 film)
*Henry Fok Ying Tung (霍英東) a famous Hong Kong billionaire with the surname Fok.


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