"Yi xiao originated from dayu era;While the spring and autumn period of chopard origin, is the most important a xiao later xiao mostly for monarch Xiao Shu chopard's first big heart xiao ancestor;In addition, there are a lot of ethnic minorities also given the surname or family name is xiao, such as the families of the liao dynasty xiao;And xiao from physical change.

Surname ancestor: big heart.Xiao for child name, in the spring and autumn period, the state of song a name called the nangongshan long wan, after the defeat of attacking LuGuoShi captured, prisoners in the temple, after a few months back to the song, Song Min male had been making fun of him, for this long wan were tenderness, and enraged, and killed MinGong by removal at a time, and never open rebellion, another childe swim for you.Song Guoqun childe fled Xiao Yi (now xiao county in anhui province northwest).Later Song Guowei son big heart rate after royal disciples and followers of the army, killing the nangongshan long wan, to quell the insurgency, helped MinGong said brothter of imperial succession, is for Song Huangong.Song Huangong for big heart counterinsurgency, the big heart to shaw, thought, established the chopard, great heart for Xiao Jun - called Xiao Shu big heart.Shaw was chu in 597 BC, the sons of hence for the surname, called xiao.Big heart also will be remembered as xiao surname ancestor.

The origin of xiao

Xiao Xi ā o surname source out there are four:

Seed 1, "wise men benefit from yu.

According to relevant data, won the name of the ancient tribal leaders "profit after at shaw, for xiao surname, their offspring come-down surnamed xiao.Origins can be traced back to the shells period of more than 3000 years ago.According to history record, "yi is a very capable man, shun was in charge of the fire, when the" fierce world and burning ", make the beast escaping, opens up many farmland;And follow yu travelling dredge channel, save and all the people in distress."Yi's great achievement raised his sons, and one of them named meng kui, packet to shaw (now xiao county in anhui province northwest), established the chopard, and for the surname.Xiao Meng kui is xiao first.

2, by name, to China's.

According to "dollars and surname code", "book of ancient and modern surnames syndrome differentiation" and other relevant information, for the seed of the zhou dynasty Song Guowei son kai.Annals, "clan", "xiao, ancient chopard, also it is xuzhou xiao county, and by the song, after micro of the Sun Daxin nangongshan ping long wan, sealing in shaw, thought, xuan chu out of twelve sons thought's."The yuan and surname regard also confirmed this statement.Because Song Wei child is the seed shells, and by the micro of the Sun Daxin shaw is the kingdom, so xiao origin can be traced back to introduce your Thomson.Most of the later xiao recognised this claim.

3, from the minority nationalities changed or been given name, surname shaw.

Annals · clan slightly according to the renewal ", "the name dictionary", "book of ancient and modern surnames syndrome differentiation" and other relevant materials, the han dynasty when miles, yeshu dhi, shu lulu was the family of three given name is xiao, jin and northern and southern dynasties when the qidan ba li, yeshu dhi, lulu's surname shaw.According to the history of liao, biographies, empresses "records:" MAO for henkel emperor, the law and liu said, than Xiao Xiangguo in b room, pull, hence to xiao."After liao clan lanling as county, and claims to its ancestors is lanling people, his lines for the seed of the western han dynasty prime minister responsible.According to renew the History As A Mirror, liao once "name check is divided into two, law of the medes shaw."The size of the visible qidan people of all ethnic groups in xiao group is considerable.

4, physical change.

According to Taipei clansmen association publishing xiao "lanling family, xiao, clock, leaf three surname, this is a" records, the song dynasty there was a general name of clock, treacherous court official for the harm, a way JiuZu, he had seven sons and three of them, to avoid harm and the surname shaw, leaf, respectively.But many say flaw, in doubt.In addition, jin and yuan dynasties, in the northern Chinese story-telling is a teaching in our country, for a people surnamed xiao, some not changed to xiao xiao heir to teach.