This is a list of surnames in which the categories include kingdoms.
ChuChinese Alternate transcription of Chinese 朱 (see Zhu).
HanChinese, Korean From Chinese 韩 (hán) referring to the ancient state of Han, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Shanxi and Henan provinces.
HuChinese From Chinese 胡 (hú) meaning "beard, whiskers, recklessly, wildly, barbarian".
Jordan 2Jewish Derived from the name of the Jordan river, which is from Hebrew יָרַד (yaraḏ) meaning "descend" or "flow down".
LiangChinese From Chinese 梁 (liáng) referring to the ancient state of Liang, which existed from the 8th to 7th centuries BC in what is now Shaanxi province.
LiaoChinese From Chinese 廖 (liào) referring to the ancient state of Liao, which was located in present-day Henan province.
ZhaoChinese From Chinese 赵 (zhào), which refers to an ancient city-state in what is now Shanxi province. According to legend, King Mu rewarded his chariot driver Zaofu with the city, at which time Zaofu adopted this surname. The later historic state of Zhao, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC, was named after this city.... [more]