Last name NGO: origin and meaning

Ngo : 1: Vietnamese (Ngô): from the Chinese surname 吳 see Wu 1 and 4 below.2: Vietnamese (Ngọ): possibly from the Chinese name 午 see Wu 8.3: Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 敖 see Ao.4: Chinese: Hokkien or Taiwanese form of the surname 吳 see Wu 1. This pronunciation is found in Fujian and Taiwan from where some people migrated to Malaysia Thailand Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia.5: Chinese: Teochew or Hokkien or Taiwanese form of the surname 伍 see Wu 2. This pronunciation is found in eastern Guangdong province Fujian province and Taiwan from where some people migrated to Malaysia Thailand Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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