Xiao's earliest origin can be traced back to the Xia Dynasty, and it was a national surname in the Southern Qi, Southern Liang and Western Liang Dynasties. It ranked 99th among the hundred surnames in the Song Dynasty and 30th in China on 20 13, with a population of about 9.36 million, accounting for 0.59% of the national population.

1977 12.20, the State Language Committee announced the second plan to simplify Chinese characters, which simplified "filial piety" into "filial piety", but did not indicate "surname is not simplified". Therefore, a large number of Xiao clan members were renamed "Xiao".

population distribution

During the Song Dynasty, there were about 270,000 people surnamed Xiao, accounting for 0.34% of the national population, ranking 64th. At that time, the population of Xiao in Jiangxi accounted for about 54% of the total population of Xiao in China, and its distribution in China was mainly concentrated in Jiangxi and Anhui, which accounted for about 67% of the total population of Xiao in China. Secondly, it is distributed in Fujian, Shandong, Hebei and Shanxi, and the Xiao surname in these four provinces is concentrated by 26%. Formed a small surname gathering area centered on Jiangxi and Anhui.