Qiáo () is the 96th most common last name in
China
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/ref> The Qiaos are descendants of the Ji (姬) family. This name was named after a mountain. According to the legend, the ancient king Huang Di Huangdi () may refer to:
*Yellow Emperor (黃帝), a legendary Chinese monarch who supposedly ruled before the Xia dynasty
*Emperor of China (皇帝), the imperial title of Chinese monarchs; and the superlative monarchical title in the Sinosphere
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was buried in mountain of Qiao Shan ( Huangling in Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...
). Some of Huang Di's descendants were responsible for taking care of his grave, and they eventually adopted Qiao as their last name, originally using "橋" before changing to "喬" later. Many people with this South of Shangqiu
Shangqiu (), alternately romanized as Shangkiu, is a city in eastern Henan province, Central China. It borders Kaifeng to the northwest, Zhoukou to the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Anhui to the northeast and southeast respectivel ...
in Henan Province
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During the Three Kingdoms
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, there were two famous Qiao sisters who were known for their beauty.
The big sister, Daqiao, was married to Sun Ce
Sun Ce () () (175–200), courtesy name Bofu, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was the eldest child of Sun Jian, who was killed during the Battle of Xiangyang w ...
, a founder of Wu kingdom. The younger sister, Xiaoqiao, was married to the famous general Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu (, ) (175–210), courtesy name Gongjin (), was a Chinese military general and strategist serving under the warlord Sun Ce in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. After Sun Ce died in the year 200, he continued serving under Sun Quan, ...
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Alternate spellings
*Chiao
*Kiu
Notable people
* Tien Kieu, Vietnamese Australian politician
* Roy Chiao
Roy Chiao (16 March 1927 – 15 April 1999) was a Hong Kong actor, most notable in the United States for playing the minor villain Lao Che in the 1984 movie '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''.
Biography
Chiao was born in Shanghai in 1927 ...
(喬宏 1927 – 1999) was a British Hong Kong-era Chinese actor
* Qiao Renliang
Qiao Renliang (; October 15, 1987 – September 16, 2016), also known as Kimi Qiao, was a Chinese singer and actor. He took part in the second season of ''My Hero'' (加油好男儿) and finished the competition as the runner-up for that season ...
(乔任梁 1987 – 2016), also known as Kimi Qiao, Chinese singer and actor
* Qiao Xuan
Qiao Xuan (110 – 6 June 184), courtesy name Gongzu, was an official who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty of China.
Family background
Qiao Xuan was born in the Eastern Han dynasty during the reign of Emperor An ( 106–125 CE). He wa ...
(橋玄, 110 – 6 June 184), courtesy name Gongzu, official who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty of China
* Qiao Mao
Qiao Mao () (died 190), courtesy name Yuanwei, was an official and minor warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. In 190, he joined a coalition of warlords who launched a campaign against Dong Zhuo, a tyrannical warlord wh ...
(橋瑁, died 190), courtesy name Yuanwei, official and minor warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China
See also
* Qiao Family Compound
References
Chinese-language surnames
Individual Chinese surnames
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