# Diao

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{{Infobox surname
| name            = Diao (刁)
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| pronunciation   = Diāo (Mandarin)
| language        = Chinese
| languageorigin  = [Old Chinese](/source/Old_Chinese)
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| variant         = Tiao
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'''Diao''' is the [Mandarin](/source/Standard_Chinese) [pinyin](/source/pinyin) romanization of the [Chinese surname](/source/Chinese_surname) written {{linktext|刁}} in [Chinese character](/source/Chinese_character). It is romanized as '''Tiao''' in [Wade–Giles](/source/Wade%E2%80%93Giles). Diao is listed 148th in the [Song dynasty](/source/Song_dynasty) [classic text](/source/Chinese_classics) ''[Hundred Family Surnames](/source/Hundred_Family_Surnames)''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guoxue.com/gxrm/gx_bjx.htm |title=百家姓 |trans-title=Hundred Family Surnames |publisher=Guoxue |language=Chinese |accessdate=2014-11-03}}</ref> As of 2008, it is the 245th most common surname in China, shared by 300,000 people.<ref name=top300>{{cite web |url=http://www.taiwan.cn/zppd/XSDG/200901/t20090106_811068.htm |script-title=zh:中国最新300大姓排名（2008）|trans-title=300 most common surnames in China (2008) |publisher=Taiwan.cn |language=Chinese |date=2009-01-06 |accessdate=2014-11-03}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [Diao Jian](/source/Diao_Jian) ([刁间](/source/%3Azh%3A%E5%88%81%E9%97%B4)), one of the richest merchants of the [Western Han](/source/Western_Han) dynasty
* [Diao Zidu](/source/Diao_Zidu) ([刁子都](/source/%3Azh%3A%E5%88%81%E5%AD%90%E9%83%BD); died 26 AD), [Xin dynasty](/source/Xin_dynasty) rebel leader
* [Diao Xie](/source/Diao_Xie) ([刁協](/source/%3Azh%3A%E5%88%81%E5%8D%94); died 322), [Eastern Jin](/source/Eastern_Jin) dynasty prime minister
* [Diao Yi](/source/Diao_Yi) (刁彝), son of Diao Xie, avenged his father's death
* [Diao Yong](/source/Diao_Yong) ([刁雍](/source/%3Azh%3A%E5%88%81%E9%9B%8D); 390–484), Eastern Jin official, great-grandson of Diao Xie
* [Diao Guangyin](/source/Diao_Guangyin) or Diao Guang (刁光胤; ca. 852–935), [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty) painter
* [George Tiao](/source/George_Tiao) ([刁錦寰](/source/%3Azh%3A%E5%88%81%E9%8C%A6%E5%AF%B0); born 1933), statistician, member of the [Academia Sinica](/source/Academia_Sinica)
* [Diao Wenyuan](/source/Diao_Wenyuan) (刁文元; born 1943), table tennis player and coach
* [David Diao](/source/David_Diao) (born 1943), Chinese-American artist
* [Diao Guoxin](/source/Diao_Guoxin) (刁国新; born 1958), PLA lieutenant general
* [Diao Yinan](/source/Diao_Yinan) (born 1969), filmmaker and actor
* [Diao Xiaojuan](/source/Diao_Xiaojuan) (born 1986), female Hong Kong cyclist 
* [Barbie Diao](/source/Barbie_Diao) ([刁扬](/source/%3Azh%3A%E5%88%81%E6%89%AC); born 1990), model
* [Diao Linyu](/source/Diao_Linyu) (刁琳宇; born 1994), women's volleyball player
* [Chuti Tiu](/source/Chuti_Tiu), American actress

==See also==
*[Ousmane Diao](/source/Ousmane_Diao) (born 2004), [Senegalese](/source/Senegalese) footballer
*[Salif Diao](/source/Salif_Diao) (born 1977), Senegalese footballer

==References==
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