Chiu
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From several different Chinese surnames, including Cantonese 趙/赵 (ziu6), Hokkien 周 (Chiu). Doublet of Qiu.
Proper noun[edit]
Chiu (plural Chius)
- A surname from Chinese.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Mandarin 邱 (Qiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiu¹.
Alternative forms[edit]
- (from Hanyu Pinyin) Qiu
Proper noun[edit]
Chiu (plural Chius)
- 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[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chiu is the 2735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13174 individuals. Chiu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.11%) individuals.
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Chiu
- a surname
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hokkien 周 (Chiû) or 蔣/蒋 (Chiúⁿ), via English Chiu. Doublet of Chow.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃu/, [ˈt͡ʃu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Homophones: Cheu, Chew, Chu
Proper noun[edit]
Chiu (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chiu is the 563rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 15,982 individuals.
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