The origin of Xiao's surname?

1. He comes from Zi's surname, takes Guo as his surname, and is a descendant of Wei Ziqi of Song State in Zhou Dynasty.

2. In ancient times, Bo, the leader of the tribe who won the surname, became a scholar in Xiao, so he took "Xiao" as his surname and called Xiao Mengkui. Later, he followed the surname Xiao.

3. People from ethnic minorities who have changed their surnames or been given surnames have the surname Xiao. In the Han Dynasty, Bali, Yizujile and Shulu were given the surname Xiao, and in the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, Qidan Bali, Yizujile and Bulu changed their surnames to Xiao.

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Relationship between "Xiao" surname and "Xiao" surname:

"Xiao" and "Xiao" are very old surnames, and the two surnames were parallel in the Spring and Autumn Period. But the difference between them is that "Xiao" surname has been used for more than two thousand years, while "Xiao" surname is hard to find after the Han Dynasty, which can be proved by the surname spectrum of each era.

At present, 99% of all people surnamed Xiao in China are originally surnamed Xiao. Half a century ago, there were many surnames of Xiao, but the surname of Xiao was rare.

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