How common is the surname Chiu?

13,174 people in the United States had the surname Chiu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,436 Americans. It ranked 2,735th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chiu?

David Chiu, American poker player, followed by Vinson Chiu.

Where is the surname Chiu most common?

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

Is the surname Chiu getting more or less common?

More common. 11,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,174 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Chiu

A Chinese surname, carried by 13,174 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chiu is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

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

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,174 people named Chiu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,436 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,321.

#2,735

rank among US surnames

13,174

people in 2010

4.5

per 100,000 Americans

+16.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,920)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,726	Loera	13,218	23,358
#2,727	Parson	13,209	23,374
#2,728	Marlow	13,205	23,381
#2,729	Jeter	13,198	23,393
#2,730	Tong	13,196	23,397
#2,731	Lyle	13,192	23,404
#2,732	Scales	13,190	23,408

Who is named Chiu

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Chiu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Chius

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Chiu
American poker player, born 1960
Vinson Chiu
Badminton player, born 1998

Notable Chius come mostly from the People's Republic of China (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chiu

Chiu has the Soundex code C000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Chiu come from?: From several different Chinese surnames, including: * Cantonese 趙 /赵 (ziu⁶) * Hokkien 周 (Chiu) * Mandarin 邱 (Qiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiu¹. Doublet of Qiu.
How common is the surname Chiu?: 13,174 people in the United States had the surname Chiu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,436 Americans. It ranked 2,735th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chiu?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Chiu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Chiu?: David Chiu, American poker player, followed by Vinson Chiu.
Where is the surname Chiu most common?: Wikidata records people named Chiu in the People's Republic of China and the United States.
Is the surname Chiu getting more or less common?: More common. 11,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,174 in 2010, up 16%.