Family name origins & meanings
- Chinese :
from the name of an area called Miao.
During the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc) this area
was granted to the son of a senior adviser of the state of Chu. The
character for Miao also denotes the Miao ethnic group in China,
but the surname does not have a Miao origin. - Chinese :
from a title posthumously bestowed upon the duke of Miao
from the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481
bc).