Cao

Herkunft & Geschichte

The Cao surname originates from the state of Cao, a Zhou Dynasty principality in present-day Shandong province, given to Zhenduo, a brother of the Duke of Zhou. The state was absorbed by Song in 487 BC. A second lineage traces the name to Cao Shen, the second Chancellor of the Han Dynasty. The surname became widely famous through Cao Cao, the warlord of the Three Kingdoms period.