Huǒ / Huo
Huo (Huǒ) is a relatively rare surname today. It is widely distributed, including Songjiang in Shanghai, Wuqing in Tianjin, Wuhai in Inner Mongolia, Taiyuan and Linfen in Shanxi, Yongdeng in Gansu, Tacheng in Xinjiang, Dabu in Fujian, and Lushui in Yunnan. It is found among the Han and Lisu peoples.
The Huo surname is described as an ancient surname group with multiple ethnic and ancestral origins. The listed origins include Suiren, the Five-Elements tradition, the Miao, the Ji surname, the Hui, the Mongols, the Xibe, ancient official titles, and sinicized surnames among other ethnic groups.
Descendants of ancient officials responsible for fire, such as fire masters and fire governors, could adopt the official title as a surname. The Huo surname is recorded in the Clan Records sections of the Xu Tongzhi and Qing Tongzhi, and the Xing shi kaolüe records it as descending from ancient fire officials.
Hui Huo families were mainly distributed in Nanjing and Yangzhou during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and later moved to Hunan and Hubei, with major concentrations in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, and Hubei. A Xibe branch of the Huohuoqi clan migrated west to Ili during the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty and later mostly adopted the Han surnames Huo, Huo, or Qi.
Huo Ji was a figure of the Three Kingdoms period. He accompanied Zhuge Liang in the campaign against Meng Huo and, for supplying provisions, opening routes, and providing military assistance, was made King of Luodian and granted hereditary rule over the area.
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