Jiāo (焦) is a Chinese surname. Its Wade-Giles romanization and Cantonese pronunciation are Chiao.

Notable people

• Jiao Yu, military officer of Ming Dynasty
• Jiao Li, President of China Central Television
• Leroy Chiao, Chinese-American engineer, former NASA astronaut
• Jiao Huafeng, Greco-Roman wrestler
• Jiao Fengbo, footballer
• Jiao Shuai, volleyball player
• Jiao Zhimin, former table tennis player
• Jiao Juyin, director, translator, and theater theorist
• Jiao Liuyang, swimmer
• Vincent Chiao, actor
• Jiao Ting, a character in the Water Margin