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Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Chinese: from the name of a territory that existed during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
  2. Chinese: from the name of a fiefdom called Xiao (in present-day Anhui province) that existed during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). A descendant of the ruler of the state of Song was granted this fiefdom and subsequently his descendants adopted the place name as their surname.