Miao Family History
Miao Name Meaning
Chinese:: Mandarin form of the surname 苗 meaning ‘seedling’ in Chinese: (i) from the placename Miao (苗) the name of a fief (located in Jiyuan in Henan province) granted to Ben Huang who fled to the state of Jin after his father Bo Fen an official in the state of Chu was murdered during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022