Chinese surname · rank 475

伯

伯 is read as bó.

Pinyin

bó

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 伯

Basic meaning

older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Song textual or Bai Jia Xing layer, 960-1279 CE

Place: Boyi / Ying-surname ancient lineage context; Hedong commandery note; additional Lu, Jin, Song and Qi layers treated separately.

Origin note

Bo/伯 is a rare surname with several old layers. One strong line is ancestor-name surname from Boyi, connected with the Ying surname. Another general layer uses Bo as the eldest-son birth-order title. Other surname encyclopedias preserve additional ancestor-name layers such as Bo Yi, Zhonghang Bo and Lu Boqin. Because the checked Wikisource Baijiaxing text does not show Bo as a core single-surname line item, the page does not claim a Song Baijiaxing placement.

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Sources checked

23mofang: Bo surname - Boyi / Ying-surname source layer and Fengsu Tong note
Wikipedia: Bo surname - rare surname status, birth-order origin explanation, and Ming continuation-list note
Baijiayoupu surname reference: Bo - Boyi, Bo Yi, Zhonghang Bo, Lu Boqin, office-title and birth-order layers
Sohu surname article: Bo - Boyi and Bo Yi ancestor-name source layers
Han Dian: Bo - basic character meaning and surname listing only

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Origin note

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