Xiahou

Xiahou (Chinese: 夏侯; pinyin: xiàhóu) is a Chinese compound surname from the Spring and Autumn Period. After Qi was destroyed by Chu, Lord Jian of Qi's younger brother fled to Lu. Lord Dao of Lu granted him land and created him Marquee Xiahou, after Yu the Great's dynastic name, Xiayu (夏禹).

Xiahou is a rare compound surname. Beijing, Shanghai, Ji'an (Jiangxi), Pingxiang, Xingguo, Taiyuan (Shanxi), Jinzhong, and Taichung (Taiwan) are some of the places where this surname can be found today.