Miu / Miu
Miu is a currently rare surname, distributed in Weichang of Hebei; Taiyuan and Datong of Shanxi; Wuchang of Hubei; Guichi of Anhui; JinxI of Jiangxi; and Xinhui and Wuchuan of Guangdong. It is found among Han and Tujia surnames and is included in the Xu Tongzhi, Clan Records.
The surname has a Ji-surname origin among the descendants of Yan, and a Ying-surname origin among the descendants of Duke Mu of Qin who adopted his posthumous title as a surname. The characters Miu and Miao were used interchangeably in ancient times and during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.
Texts record Miu Xian of Zhao in the Warring States period; Miu Ji and Miu Yue of the Han dynasty; Miu Qian of the Song dynasty; and Miu Rang, a presented scholar of the Yongle era. They also record Miu Sheng of the Han dynasty and Miu Tong of the Later Han.
The surname is associated with the commanderies of Xianyang and Taiyuan; another record gives Lanling as the commandery. Its halls include Xianyang Hall and Taiyuan Hall, with Xianyang Hall also called Jingwei, Chiyang, Jingyang, Shiping, or Sanyuan Hall.
Miu surname distribution is recorded in Shangcheng of Henan; Huazhou and Xinfeng of Guangdong; Kaohsiung and Taipei in Taiwan; Gaochun, Wujin, and Jiangdu of Jiangsu; and Luan County of Hebei.
Miu Sheng was a native of Lu in the Han dynasty. He followed Shen Gong in study and later devoted himself to the study of the Book of Songs and textual exegesis.
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