# Zhou (surname)

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

A surname. of Chinese origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,437 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,532 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,173 people |
| Change since 2000 | +102% (11,586 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒoʊ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Chou, Chow, Tchou, Chau, Jou, Jhou |

## Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 周 (Zhōu). Doublet of Chau.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Zhou 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) | 1.0% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 98% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Zhou in the People's Republic of China, the United States and Eastern Wu.

## People named Zhou

- Zhou Enlai, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China
- Zhou Mi, badminton player
- Vincent Zhou, American figure skater
- Zhou Fang, 3rd century Eastern Wu general and official
- Chau Hoi Wah, badminton player

## Similar surnames

Zhao, Zhu, Zou, Zia, Zeh, Zea, Zuo.

## 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.