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Qiao Surname Meaning

Chinese:: Mandarin form of the surname 喬: (i) adopted in place of another homophonous Chinese surname Qiao (橋 which means ‘bridge’) during the Later Zhou dynasty (951–960 AD). (ii) a surname of the nobles of the Huns during the Western Han dynasty (206 BC–25 AD).

Mandarin form of the surname 譙 meaning ‘watchtower’ in Chinese: (i) from the placename Qiao (譙) the name of a fief (located in Anhui province) granted to Sheng a grandson of King Wen of Zhou (1152–1056 BC). (ii) said to be borne by the descendants of the Duke Ling of Xu (ruler of the state of Xu died 547 BC).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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