1, from the descendants of Boyi, a wise man of Dayu. According to relevant data, Boyi, the leader of the ancient tribes who won the surname, became a scholar in Xiao Zhong, so he took Xiao as his surname, and later generations adopted Xiao. Xiao Mengkui was the first person surnamed Xiao.
2, from the son's surname, take the country as the surname. As a descendant of Shang Dynasty, Xiao was founded by Daxin, the son of Wei Zi, so the origin of Xiao can be traced back to Shang Tang, an ancient sage. Most of the later Xiao surnames recognized this statement.
3. Ethnic minorities change their surnames or are given surnames, that is, Xiao. The scale of Xiao's group among the nationalities in Qidan is considerable.
Xiaoxian hope:
1, Lanling County: outside Xiaowang Lanling. There are two Lanling in history. "North Lanling" is located in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. In the first year of Yuankang in the Western Jin Dynasty (29 1), the descendants of Xiao He, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, lived here for hundreds of years. The Sui Dynasty abolished this county. "Nanlanling" is located in Wujin County, Jiangsu Province, which was the county at the beginning of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Xiao family mainly settled after moving south.
2. Guangling County: The place of governance is Yangzhou, Jiangsu.
3. Henan County: governs the northeast of Luoyang City, Henan Province.