Tracing back to 1, according to Yuanhe's surname compilation, tongzhi genealogy and dialectics of ancient and modern surname books, he is a descendant of Song Guowei in Zhou Dynasty. 2. According to the relevant data, Boyi, the leader of the ancient tribes who won the surname, became a scholar in Xiao Zhong, so he took Xiao as his surname, and later generations adopted Xiao. 3. According to the genealogy of continuing tongzhi, surname dictionary, dialectics of ancient and modern surname books and other relevant materials, ethnic minorities were named Xiao because they changed their surnames or were given surnames. Bali in Han Dynasty, Yizu Jile, Shulu surnamed Xiao, and Qidan Bali, Yizu Jile, renamed Xiao in Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Zu Daxin. Xiao was originally a son's surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a state-owned general named Nangong Changwan in the Song Dynasty. When attacking Lu, he was defeated and captured and imprisoned in the harem. He didn't return to Song for several months. To this end, Song Mingong made fun of him many times. Chang Wan became angry from being touched, and once killed Gong Min in a drunken state. From then on, he rebelled openly and set up another son to swim as a monarch. Song Guoqun's sons fled to Xiao Yi (now northwest of Xiaoxian County). Later, Wei Zi of Song Dynasty killed Changwan of Nangong, put down the rebellion, and helped Gong Min's younger brother, Yu Shuo, to be an army with high heart rate composed of royal disciples and followers after Song Huangong succeeded to the throne. Duke Huan of Song sealed the big heart in Xiao, thinking it was a vassal, and established Xiao, calling it Xiao Jun and Xiao Shu Da Xin. In 597 BC, Xiao was destroyed by Chu, and later people took the country as their surname and called it Xiao. Daxin was revered as the ancestor of Shaw by later generations.
Shaw originated in today's Shandong Province. In the pre-Qin period, Xiao people were separated from their families because of the country, and their families were weak. During the Qin and Han dynasties, social unrest forced Xiao to move out and enter the first development and immigration period. After a long-term relocation, Xiao's family multiplied from the original settlement to the surrounding areas, and celebrities came forth in large numbers. Xiao He in Han Dynasty is a typical representative. In his early years, he assisted Liu Bang's uprising. After capturing Xianyang, he paid attention to collecting a large number of materials such as Qin decrees, county records and social conditions. He made great contributions to the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty and helped Liu Bang eliminate the princes with different surnames. His descendants were also officials in the Han Dynasty, all of whom were senior officials. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the Three Kingdoms, wars were frequent. Coupled with the "Yongjia Rebellion" in the Jin Dynasty, the gentry moved south and the Xiao people moved south, which further developed the family. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Xiao became famous in the world and Qi Liang was established, which made Xiao's development enter its heyday. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the society was relatively stable and the economy was prosperous. On the one hand, people surnamed Xiao are all over the world, and on the other hand, because of the emergence of new elements, that is, the family, a Qidan nationality living in the north and northeast of China, has become a huge aristocratic family. During this period, Xiao also traveled to Fujian and Guangdong. So far, before the Tang and Song Dynasties, Xiao had been widely distributed in Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong and other places. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xiao Nan moved to Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei and other provinces, and celebrities came forth in large numbers. Since the last years of Qing Emperor Kangxi, the Xiao clan has moved to Taiwan Province Province many times, and some of them have also been scattered overseas, making the Xiao family truly spread all over the country. Today, Shore is widely distributed in China, especially in Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Shandong, Guangdong and other provinces. Xiao in six provinces accounts for about 69% of the surname population in Han Xiao, China.
In the long process of reproduction, Xiao's surname is the county name, forming several major county names. According to the research of surnames, there are mainly three: 1, Lanling County, which governs Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province; 2, Guangling County, governing Yangzhou, Jiangsu today. 3. Henan County governs the northeast of Luoyang City, Henan Province.
Clan characteristics 1, Xiao clan occupies a prominent position in family history, and there are many royal families. The Xiao family has produced eleven emperors and many royal relatives. 2. Xiao pays attention to culture in history, and literati can be good at poetry and painting. For example, Xiao, the ten prime ministers in the Tang and Song Dynasties, were all great writers, and there were also many family poets and painters. 3. Xiao surname is suitable for multi-couplets, which has very distinct characteristics of the times and family.
Xiao He, the essence of celebrities: Pei County (now Jiangsu Province), a politician in the Han Dynasty, rose with Liu Bang at the end of Qin Dynasty. He knew people well and played an important role in the dispute between Chu and Han, and was later named as a praise Hou for his achievements. He, Han Xin and Xiao, from Lanling (now Cangshan, Shandong Province) in the East China Sea in the Han Dynasty, studied poetry from the back alley and learned from Xiahou Sheng. Xiao Si said: Nan Lanling (now Changzhou, Jiangsu) was a senior official in the Southern Song Dynasty, with a good book history and a good reputation. Later, thanks to the history of Yunzhou, because of his talent, he was given a national instrument by Emperor Wu. He has been to twelve states, and he loves people. He went back with salt and died. Xiao Daocheng: A native of Nanlanling in the Southern Dynasties, the leader of the Song Dynasty. Later, taking advantage of the civil strife in the imperial court, he strengthened his power, established Shun Di Liu Zhun, and led Yangzhou to shepherd sheep for himself. He was promoted to Guo Xiang and made King of Qi. Later, he abolished the Song Dynasty and established the State of Qi, known as the Qi Emperor in history. Xiao Tong: A native of Nanlanling, a famous litterateur in Southern Dynasties, the son of Liang Wudi. When I was young, I read Confucian classics, was good at ci and fu, and compiled 30 volumes of Selected Works, which is the earliest existing collection of articles in China and has a great influence on later literary creation. Xiao Yan: A native of Nanlanling in the Southern Dynasties, a famous general in the Southern Dynasties. Later, due to corruption and civil strife in the imperial court, Xiao Yan proclaimed himself emperor in 1950s, and established the Liang Dynasty, with Jiankang as its capital (now Nanjing, Jiangsu). Xiao Chen: A native of Lanling, Liangnan, Southern Dynasties, was ignorant, talented and unpractical. He specialized in Dr. Jin Ziguang's residence, and wrote Selected Works of Han Shu and Qi Yi. Xiao: Lanling, a scholar in Tang Kaiyuan. The first countermeasure is that Masako, Zeng's secretary, and Yangzhou Gongcao join the army. , knowledgeable, committed to ancient Chinese. Xiao Liangyou: A native of Hanyang (now Wuhan, Hubei) in the Ming Dynasty, he was born with extraordinary intelligence and was named a child prodigy, winning the first place in Wanli. Lead the children of the whole country to offer wine sacrifices and spread the book "The Legacy of Yutang". Xiao Chaogui: a native of Dongxiang, Wuxuan, Guangxi, is one of the famous Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He made many contributions in the war and was made king of the West. Later, he was killed in the battle with the Qing army. Xiao Chunv: Originally named Xiaoqiu, a native of Hanyang, Hubei Province, was a member of the early youth movement in China. He took an active part in the revolutionary movement and was killed in the counter-revolutionary massacre. Xiaosan, a native of Xiangxiang, Hunan Province, is an internationally renowned poet and proletarian cultural warrior. In his early years, he founded Xinmin Society together with Mao Zedong and Cai Hesen, and participated in the May 4th Movement, which made important contributions to the proletarian literature movement in China and the cultural exchanges among people all over the world. He translated Song of Peace, Fu, The New Horse, Frontline and so on.