# Chiu (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/chiu/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Cantonese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,174 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,735 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,436 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (11,321 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From several different Chinese surnames, including: * Cantonese 趙 /赵 (ziu⁶) * Hokkien 周 (Chiu) * Mandarin 邱 (Qiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiu¹. Doublet of Qiu.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Chiu in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 92% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Chiu in the People's Republic of China and the United States.

## People named Chiu

- David Chiu, American poker player
- Vinson Chiu, badminton player

## Similar surnames

Choi, Chu, Chau, Chou, Chi, Chua, Chai, Chia, Chui, Cho, Cao, Coe.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.