Lau (surname) explained

Lau
Region:	Chinese-speaking countries Korean-speaking countries Vietnamese-speaking countries German-speaking countries
Derivation:	Surname of the Han Dynasty's ruling family
Meaning:	"one who came from the Lion" (German)
Variant:	Liu (surname)

Lau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Andy Lau (born 1961), Hong Kong singer and actor
Andrew Lau (born 1960), Hong Kong director and producer
Carina Lau (born 1965), Hong Kong-Canadian actress and director
Chak Sing Lau, Hong Kong professor of rheumatology
Charley Lau (1933–1984), American catcher and hitting coach in Major League Baseball
Christel Lau (born 1944), German field hockey player
Constance Lau, Singaporean actress and model
David Lau (born 1966), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
Emma Lau (born 1991), British actress
Evelyn Lau (born 1971), Canadian writer
Finn Lau (born 1993), Hong Kong political activist
Frederick Lau (born 1989), German actor
Fritz Lau (1872–1966), Low German writer, playwright and lyricist
Gordon Lau (1941–1998), American politician
Hans E. Lau (1879–1918), Danish astronomer
Hawick Lau (born 1974), Hong Kong actor
Henry Lau (born 1989), Chinese singer in South Korean subgroup Super Junior-M
Jean Marie du Lau (1738–1792), Archbishop of Arles, killed during the French Revolution
Jer Lau (born 1992), member of Hong Kong boy band MIRROR
Laurence Lau (born 1954), American actor
Lau Lee Peng (1952-2000), Singaporean killer
Sean Lau (born 1964), Hong Kong actor
Susanna Lau (born 1983), aka "Susie Bubble", British fashion blogger and journalist
Wesley Lau (1921–1984), American film and television actor
Yisrael Meir Lau (born 1937), former Orthodox Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel

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