Släkthistoria för Diao
Diao Vad efternamn betyder
Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 刁 meaning ‘trick’ in Chinese: (i) said to be adopted in place of the homophonous character Diao (雕) the name of a state during the Western Zhou dynasty(1046–771 BC ). (ii) from the second element of the personal name Shu Diao (豎刁) personal name of a famous official during the reign of the Duke Huan of Qi (ruler of the state of Qi died 643 BC ); or said to be borne by descendants of Diao Bo (貂勃 also written as 刁勃) an official and a hermit who lived in the state of Qi during the Warring States period (475–221 BC ) who was said to be also a descendent of Shu Diao (豎刁).(iii) also adopted in place of other surnames by some minority ethnic groups from Southwestern China. West African (Senegal and Burkina Faso): name of Fulani origin which corresponds to Dia.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
