adopted Li (理) as their surname, from the title Dali (meaning "great judge"). It is uncertain how the character for Li changed from the original 理 to the
common surname in China Li (surname 栗), the 249th most common surname in China Li (surname 利), the 299th most common surname in China Li (surname 厉), a
(state) LiSurname (里) from Gaoyao LiSurname (理) from Gaoyao Li (surname) (李) from Li Shiji (李世勣) the Xu Shiji (徐世勣) Gao (surname) (高) from Xu (surname) (徐)
surname, according to the 2010 United States Census. Traditionally, the surnameLi is derived from the title Dali held by Gao Yao (Cao Dao in Vietnamese)