1, native to China; 2. Giving and changing surnames; 3. Ethnic minorities change their surnames in Chinese.
The local origin of Zhao's surname has a long history, and it evolved from the direct clan of Guwon's surname.
The ancestor who won the surname was Bo Yi (Boming), the sage of Shun. Boyi helped Yu control the water in his early years, was given a won surname by Shun, and married his own daughter. Boyi was also good at domesticating birds and animals, and was the founder of ancient animal husbandry in China. There are many branches of Boyi descendants, most of whom take their own territory as their surname, and differentiate into clans such as Fei, Lian, Jiang, Huang and Xu. His father has been working in the central government of Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
There are different opinions about the identity of Boyi in ancient legends. Some people say that he is the great-grandson of Shao Hao, the eldest son of the Yellow Emperor, but some ancient books record that he is the great-grandson of Zhuan Xu, the son of Changyi, the second son of the Yellow Emperor. Because no written historical materials have been found in the ancient historical sites in China, what we know at present depends on legends, and the confusion is understandable.
In the period of West Zhou Muwang, Zhao Fu, the founder who won the surname, became a trusted minister of Zhou Muwang because he inherited the gene of horse training and was proficient in horse training and driving. In the war to quell the rebellion, Zhao Fu, with his superb rickshaw skills, quickly brought the King Mu, who was sent to the western regions, back to Haojiang, winning the strategic initiative and making great contributions to the victory of the war. Zhou Muwang made him Zhao a fief, and Zhao Fuwon's surname was Zhao. The modern Zhao surname came from this.
Zhao developed rapidly during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Its two main branches established Qin State and Zhao State respectively, which were the two most powerful countries in the Warring States Period. At the same time, it also formed a huge population, and tillered many branch surnames, such as Ma, Bai, Liang, Miao, Qin, Handan and Yi.
Zhao achieved unprecedented development in the Song Dynasty. In addition to a large number of royal children, the emperor also gave Ryan to many heroes and absorbed many different surnames. In modern China, the population of Zhao was the eighth in China, with more than 26 million people.