Xiao He

in the US

There are 78 people with the name "Xiao He" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Xiao	2,194
He	4,138
Xiao He	272,533

is 2,190th most common Freeman
is 2,191st most common Brianne
is 2,192nd most common Virgina
is 2,193rd most common Quinn
is 2,194th most common Xiao
is 2,195th most common Foster
is 2,196th most common Shea
is 2,197th most common Aj
is 2,198th most common Jarrett

is 4,134th most common Fontana
is 4,135th most common Treadway
is 4,136th most common Lerma
is 4,137th most common Cromer
is 4,138th most common He
is 4,139th most common Solorzano
is 4,140th most common Meister
is 4,141st most common Wooldridge
is 4,142nd most common Clemmons

is 272,529th most common Wilma Wells
is 272,530th most common Winfred Jones
is 272,531st most common Winnie Davis
is 272,532nd most common Xian Li
is 272,533rd most common Xiao He
is 272,534th most common Xu Chen
is 272,535th most common Xue Liu
is 272,536th most common Xue Zheng
is 272,537th most common Yen Dang

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Meaning & History

Xiao

Chinese 何: from a southern pronunciation of the name of the state of Han (in present-day Shaanxi province), which existed during the early stages of the Western Zhou dynasty (1122–771BC). This was the fief of a younger brother of Cheng Wang, second king of the Zhou dynasty (see Han). When the state of Han was later annexed by the state of Jin, the members of the royal family scattered. Those descendants who settled further south, in the area of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, found that the character for Han was pronounced He in this area, and so changed their name to a character more widely pronounced He.

Chinese 贺: during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220AD), members of the Qing clan needed to change their surname, as Qing was the name of the emperor's father and so they were not permitted to use this name. They decided on he, which like qing means ‘celebrate’. In modern Chinese these two characters have been compounded into one word, qinghe, which also means ‘celebrate’.

Chinese 和: from a word meaning ‘and’ in modern Chinese, which was part of the title Xihe ‘astrologer’. Members of the He clan held this hereditary position and adopted their surname from the title.