Generally speaking, Xiao surname is a simplification of Xiao surname, which is the 30th largest surname in China today, with a large population, accounting for about 0.7% of the Han population in China. The frequency of the surname "Xiao" in history is very low. For example, it appeared in the Han dynasty, but it was rarely recorded later. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a Xie Yuan named Xiao Jing in Xiangcheng.
"Xiao" and "Xiao" are ancient surnames, and the two surnames have been parallel in the Spring and Autumn Period. But the difference is that the surname "Xiao" has been used for more than two thousand years, but it is hard to find traces after the Han Dynasty.
The origin of surnames
Xiao's full name is Xiao nationality. Due to the implementation of the two bamboo slips, Xiao in many places is written as "Xiao", which comes from his son's surname. Xiao, an organization named after the country, is a representative organization of folk customs. According to China's name quoted in the Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Surnames in China, the Xiao surname of Wa nationality was changed from "Xin Nai" and distributed in Cangyuan, Lancang and other places in Yunnan, and the Xiao surname of Pumi nationality came from "Baluowazhi".
The population of contemporary Xiao surname has reached 765,438+10,000, ranking 33rd among hundreds of surnames. Shaw is widely distributed in China, especially in Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Shandong, Guangdong and other provinces. Six provinces account for about 69% of Shaw population of Han nationality in China.