Pou () is a Catalan surname; a topographic name for someone who lived by a well, pou ‘well’ (Latin puteus ‘well’, ‘pit’).
Notable people with the name include: The New Orleans physician at the center of the Anna Pou case Bartolomé Pou (1727–1802), Spanish writer Edward W. Pou (1863–1934), American politician Genevieve Pou (1919–2007), American novelist Josep Maria Pou (born 1944), Spanish actor Julia Pou (born 1947), Uruguayan politician Luis Lacalle Pou (born 1973), Uruguayan politician Martín Pou, Spanish lawyer Miguel Pou (1880–1968), Puerto Rican painter, draftsman and art professor Nellie Pou (born 1956), American politician Saveros Pou (1929–2020), French linguist Pou Sohtireak, 20th and 21st century Cambodian politician Terrance John Pou (born 1962), birth name of Mika X, New Zealand Māori singer, performance artist, actor, filmmaker, TV producer and comedian Pou Vannary (), Cambodian singer
See also Pou (disambiguation) Pou-Pou