Surname Overview
Pronunciation and Current Status
The surname Qiao is pronounced qiáo. It is currently uncommon and is found in Tongjiang, Sichuan, and Yangquan and Datong, Shanxi, among other places.
樵 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 10Origins
Occupational Origin Theory
The surname dictionary, citing the Genealogy of Surnames, explains that the surname was derived from an occupation.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The surname is included in New Compilation of One Thousand Surnames and in the Dictionary of Surnames. It is also recorded in Chinese Author Numbering Method.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution Locations
Existing records also place the surname in Huainan, Anhui; Guan County, Fushun, and Luxian, Sichuan; and Taipei, Tainan, and Taoyuan in Taiwan.
Research Notes
Limits of the Origin Record
The specific origin of the surname is recorded as unknown.
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