1. Given the surname, he was descended from Liao Shuan in ancient times. According to legend, Emperor Zhuan Xu had a descendant named Shu 'an. Xia was named Liao Shu 'an because he was sealed in Liao country, and later people took the country as their surname and called Liao.

Judging from his surname, he is a descendant of his son. There was a son named Liao, and his descendants also took Liao as their surname and called him Liao. Liao Jia is looking for a giant deer.

3. The descendants of Yao and Shun sages, Yan, Xia took Guo as their surname. King Chu Mu destroyed Britain and 62 countries in four years, and later generations took the country as their surname; Or take the surname as surname, that is, Liao.

4. Changed by Miao and Yan surnames. Miao and Yan were given by the emperor. When Yin was in power, they were cruel and heartless. Miao and Yan lived in seclusion in the northwest of the Yellow River and changed their surnames to Liao.

Liao is the 66th surname in China with a large population, accounting for 0.34% of the Han population in China.