Rao
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- As an Italian surname, reduced from Radulfo. See Rolf, Ralph, Raul, etc.
- As an Indian surname, from Marathi राव (rāv), Gujarati રાવ (rāv), Telugu రావు (rāvu), etc.; all ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king”).
- As a Chinese surname, from the place name 饒/饶 (ráo). More at Rao.
Proper noun
[edit]Rao (plural Raos)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rao is the 3075th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11672 individuals. Rao is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (78.55%) and White (17.02%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rao”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sicilian Rau, variant of dragu (“monster”), from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn).
Proper noun
[edit]Rao m or f by sense
- a surname
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- English terms derived from Italian
- English terms derived from Marathi
- English terms derived from Gujarati
- English terms derived from Telugu
- English terms derived from Sanskrit
- English terms derived from Chinese
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- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- Italian terms borrowed from Sicilian
- Italian terms derived from Sicilian
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian proper nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- Italian surnames