Qiáo Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

Qiao is a Chinese surname and ranked 430th in the Northern Song dynasty work Hundred Family Surnames.

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Origins

Main Origins

The Qiao surname is mainly traced to the Ji surname, with Qiao Hou as its ancestral founder. Proposed origins include the enfeoffment at Qiao of an uncle of King Wen of Zhou, the enfeoffment there of Sheng, son of Ji Shi of the Zhao duke lineage, adoption by a Cao-state grandee whose fief was Qiao, and adoption of the ancient Qiaoming Mountain name by its residents.

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Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The Huayang Guozhi records that Nanchong State County had the prominent Qiao surname; Qiao figures recorded in the Sanguozhi, Hou Hanshu, and Huayang Guozhi are mostly associated with Sichuan.

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies and Halls

The principal commanderies associated with the Qiao surname are Ba and Qiao; its principal ancestral halls are Qiaoguo Hall, Qiaojun Hall, and Bozhou Hall.

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Migration and Distribution

After the Qiao state was destroyed during the Eastern Zhou period, some clanspeople traveled via the Wei River, the Qinling Mountains, and the Jialing River to settle in Ba Commandery; during the Ming and Qing periods, some migrated to Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

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Notable People

Historical Figures

Qiao Zhou, a notable scholar of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period, was from Xichong in Ba西 and studied the Six Classics extensively, producing many works. Qiao Zong, ruler of Later Shu during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, was from Nanchong in Ba西.

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Genealogy and Generation Names

Genealogical Records

Qiao Ruoqi, a fifty-generation descendant of Qiao Zhou, compiled a genealogy in 1552; during the Kangxi to Jiaqing periods of the Qing dynasty, a woodblock movable-type edition of the Qiao genealogy was also revised.

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