Surname Overview
Overview
Qiao, written 僑 in traditional Chinese and pronounced qiáo, is a relatively rare Han Chinese surname.
Qiao Surname
Surname profileQiao / Qiao
Origins
Descendants of Qiaoji
One lineage is traced to Qiaoji, a grandson of the Yellow Emperor, whose descendants adopted the character Qiao from his name as their surname.
Descendants of Guoqiao of Zheng
Another lineage, belonging to the Ji clan, descends from Guoqiao of the Zheng ruling house during the Spring and Autumn period and adopted Qiao from his personal name as its surname. Guoqiao was Gongsun Qiao, courtesy name Zichan, a minister of Zheng.
Historical Records
Early Attestation
The earliest recorded mention of the Qiao surname is in the Eastern Han work Fengsu Tong, in its chapter on surnames. Gujin Renbiao also records that the Qiao clan arose among Qiaoji's descendants.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The Qiao surname is found in Xintai, Shandong; Gong County, Henan; Chengdu, Sichuan; Shenyang, Liaoning; Beijing; and Keelung, Taiwan. It is also recorded in Zuoquan, Shanxi; Tacheng, Xinjiang; and Hejiang, Sichuan.
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