Chiu

English

Etymology 1

From several different Chinese surnames, including Cantonese 趙／赵 (ziu6), Hokkien 周 (Chiu). Doublet of Qiu.

Proper noun

Chiu (plural Chius)

1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 邱 (Qiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiu¹.

Alternative forms

• (from Hanyu Pinyin) Qiu

Proper noun

Chiu (plural Chius)

1. A surname from Mandarin.
   • 2009 August 19, Marc McDonald, “Two Taiwan Ministers Offer to Quit Over Typhoon Response”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on July 20, 2016, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     “Ma’s problems are that he appointed unsuitable people to senior positions, and he failed to declare the disaster a national emergency, which prevented the military to be mobilized right away,” Chiu Yi, a lawmaker, told The Associated Press.

   • 2013 December 27, Huang Chien-hua, Jason Pan, “Father united with son after 50 years”, in Taipei Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 July 2018, Taiwan News, page 4‎^[4]:

     She told staff members that when she was in her 20s, she met a man surnamed Chiu (邱), who was born to Taiwanese and Japanese parents.

   • 2023 October 30, Keoni Everington, “Defense ministry confirms New Taipei Naval base hardened against nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack”, in Taiwan News‎^[5], archived from the original on November 14, 2023, Politics‎^[6]:

     When asked to confirm that a new base has been built in Sanzhi District to withstand a HEMP attack, Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) on Monday (Oct. 30) said the work was part of an ongoing project, reported Liberty Times.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chiu is the 2735^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13174 individuals. Chiu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.11%) individuals.

Anagrams

• CHUI, Chui

Cebuano

Proper noun

Chiu

1. a surname

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Chu
• Chew
• Cheu

Etymology

From Hokkien 周 (Chiû) or 蔣／蒋 (Chiúⁿ), via English Chiu. Doublet of Chow.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃu/, [ˈt͡ʃu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Homophones: Cheu, Chew, Chu

Proper noun

Chiu (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chiu is the 563^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 15,982 individuals.