Liao family origin?

Question:I'm chinese american and trying to find out my fmaily heritage. Can anybody help?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm chinese american and trying to find out my fmaily heritage. Can anybody help?

Liao is about 3130 years old and the variations include Lew which is Cantonese.

In Search of your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames, paragraph 301. Bibliography entry 120 also refers to the Liao surname.

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Liao
Chinese : from a person named Liao Shu’an in ancient China, about whom nothing more is known.
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