Liao Family Tree in Jiangling Thirteen Years of the Republic of China

Liao is the 58th most popular surname in China and the most popular surname in Taiwan Province province 18, commonly known as Qing Liao, with a large population of about 4.87 million, accounting for 0.37% of the Han population in China.

There are many origins of Liao surname. First, the self-reported surname is the descendant of ancient Liao Shuan, taking the country name as his surname; Second, it comes from the surname Ji, a descendant of his son, and takes the city name as his surname; The third is from the descendants of Hao Tao, the saint of Yao and Shun, whose surname is the country name; Fourth, he escaped from the tyranny of Yinzhou and was changed by the surnames of Miao and Yan. Fifth, from Zhang, getting married and changing his surname; Sixth, it was given by myself.

According to legend, Emperor Zhuan Xu was born in Ruoshui and lived in Diqiu (now southeast of Puyang, Henan). He is the ancestor of the southern Chu State, and his descendant Shu 'an was sealed in Zhuan Xu (Ancient Liao) in the Xia Dynasty, so he was called Zhu An (Liao). During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Liao State was destroyed by Chu, and the Chinese people took Zhuan Xu as their surname, calling it Liao State. As the founding monarch, Liao Shuan was honored as the ancestor of Liao State.

Liao has a large population, mainly distributed in Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guangxi, Guangdong, Taiwan Province, Zhejiang and Guizhou. In addition, Liao is also the source of Dong Shi's surname.

Celebrities named after Liao mainly include: ancestor Liao Shuan; The distant ancestor of Liao dynasty; Liao Hua, the right riding general of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms; Liao Yong 'an, Yungong of Ming Dynasty; South general Liao Yongzhong; Liao Zhongkai, the left leader of the contemporary Kuomintang; Liao Chengzhi, the son of Liao, an outstanding politician in modern China; Famous film and television actor Liao Fan; Liao Changyong, a famous singer in China, vice president of Shanghai Conservatory of Music and vice president of China Musicians Association.

Liao's genealogy mainly records the origin, family origin, genealogy, family rules and regulations, ancestral temple sacrifices and so on.