# Siu (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,877 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,892 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 63,306 people |
| Change since 2000 | +29% (3,777 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 蕭／萧 (siu1) or 邵 (siu6).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Siu 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) | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 86% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |

## Similar surnames

Si, Shaw, Shah, Shea, Seay, Su, Shi, Shay, See, So, Suh, Seo.

## 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.