Yao origin:

From the Gui surname.According to legend, one of the five emperors shun if born in water, in the offspring of the hill, because he was born in the yao hui, followed by sons to as's, called Yao Shi.And mouth shun before when emperor, four yue ever recommend to emperor yao tao tang, shun to the throne after had her two daughters to marry him, to let them live in Gui river.Their sons stay Gui lived by the river, they have a name for the Gui surname.Featuring shang completely after, found the emperor shun seed Gui full, featuring his daughter to marry Gui full, and sealed his to Chen.To year ZhongJingShi due to avoid follwed in Wu Jun, when the surname for Gui.After the v, after yao instead.

From the child's surname.You have Yao Guo according to road history records, the spring and autumn, as the offspring of the shang clan, his descendants for the surname, said a Yao Shi.

His family to yao.According to the historical data contained, western qiang chief Yao Ge heavy, this is han western qiang burn when's descendants, they claim to be the offspring of emperor shun, so the surname yao.