Back 侯 (姓) Japanese Хоу (фамилия) Russian Hầu (họ) Vietnamese 侯姓 Chinese Hâu (sèⁿ) ZH-MIN-NAN 侯氏 ZH-YUE
Hou (Chinese: 侯; pinyin: Hóu) is a Chinese surname, listed the 80th in the Hundred Family Surnames. It is romanized Hau in Cantonese. It originated from a Chinese nobility title, often translated as "marquis."