Khouw (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó) is a Dutch-based romanization of the Hokkien surname Xǔ (許) in West Java, Indonesia.[1] In Central and East Java, Kho is a more common romanization.[1]
Several (unrelated) families of this surname include:
- The Khouw family of Tamboen, part of the Cabang Atas or the traditional Chinese establishment of colonial Indonesia:
- Luitenant Khouw Tian Sek, a landlord in the Dutch East Indies and patriarch of the Khouw family of Tamboen
- Luitenant Khouw Tjeng Kee, a landlord
- Luitenant Khouw Tjeng Tjoan, a landlord
- Luitenant Khouw Tjeng Po, a landlord
- Oen Giok Khouw, a prominent philanthropist and landowner in the Dutch East Indies
- Kapitein Khouw Yauw Kie, a bureaucrat and landlord in the Dutch East Indies
- Majoor Khouw Kim An, a high-ranking Chinese Indonesian bureaucrat, public figure and landlord in the Dutch East Indies
- The Chinese-Indonesian millionaire Khouw Kim Goan's family of the late colonial era:
- Khouw Keng Nio, pioneering aviator and businesswoman
- Khouw Khe Hien, pioneering aviator and businessman
References
edit- ^ a b Haryono, Steve (2017). Perkawinan Strategis: Hubungan Keluarga Antara Opsir-opsir Tionghoa Dan 'Cabang Atas' Di Jawa Pada Abad Ke-19 Dan 20. Utrecht: Steve Haryono. ISBN 9789090302492. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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