Chinese surname No. 1 Zhao4

Chinese surname No. 1 Zhao4 [趙]

Zhao4 means : a Chinese surname; to return the goods to the original owner; to go away rapidly.
Surname Zhao4 is about 2990 years old.
Variations include Chao4 (Wade-Giles), Chew, Chieu, Chu, Ziu6 (Cantonese), Chiu

The history of surname Zhao4 [趙]
Zhao4 Kuang1 Yin4, the founder of the Song4 Dynasty (960AD to 1279AD).
Zhao4 was one of four blood brothers, whose descendents have formed the Lung Kong Association.

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The history of surname Zhao4[趙]

The origin is in Tian Shui Prefecture (天水郡)-southwest of Tong Wei county (西南通渭縣) in Gansu province (甘肅省.)
For additional information, see In Search of your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames, paragraph 21. Bibliography entries 12, 115, and 154 also refer to this surname.
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