Hou () 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."
Notable people
Alyson Hau (Hou Jiaming), Hong Kong DJ/presenter
Hau Yung Sang, Chinese/Republic of China international footballer
Hou Baolin, Xiangsheng performer
Hou Bin, athlete
Hou Ching-shan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China
Hou Chong-wen, Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City
Hou Dejian, songwriter from Taiwan
Hou Hsiao-hsien, film director
Hou Junji, Tang Dynasty general
Hou Minghao, actor
Hou Sheng-mao, Minister of Department of Health of the Republic of China (2005-2008) Hou Yao, pioneering film director, screenwriter, and theorist Hou Yaowen, actor Hou Yifan, chess player Hou You-yi, Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City (2016-2018) John Hou Sæter, Norwegian football player Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, violinist Yojun Hou, Entrepreneur Hou Zhihui, Chinese weightlifter