Chiu Explained
Chiu is a romanization of various Chinese surnames, based on different varieties of Chinese. It may correspond to the surnames spelled in the following ways in Mandarin pinyin:
Notable people
- Angie Chiu (Chinese: 趙雅芝; born 1954), Hong Kong actress
- Only Won (born Baldwin Chiu, 1974), American musician, actor, and producer
- Chiu Ban It (Chinese: 周万一; 1918–2016), Singaporean Anglican bishop
- Barbara Chiu, Canadian table tennis player
- Ben Chiu (Chinese: 邱澤堃; born 1970), Taiwan-born American technology entrepreneur
- Bondy Chiu (Chinese: 趙學而; born 1973), Hong Kong actress and singer
- Bryan Chiu (born 1974), Canadian football player; centre in the Canadian Football League
- Caroline Chiu (Chinese: 趙善穎; born 1984), Hong Kong swimmer
- Chiu Chang (Chinese: 邱彰; born 1950), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Chiu Chi-ling (Chinese: 趙志淩; born 1943), Hong Kong actor
- Chiu Chih-wei (Chinese: 邱志偉; born 1972), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Chiu Ching-chun (Chinese: 邱鏡淳; born 1949), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, magistrate of Hsinchu County
- Chiu Chuang-chin (Chinese: 邱創進; born 1956), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Chiu Chuang-huan (Chinese: 邱創煥; 1925–2020), Taiwanese politician, Vice-Premier from 1981 to 1984
- Chiu Chuang-liang (Chinese: 邱創良; born 1955), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Chiu Chui-cheng (Chinese: 邱垂正), Taiwanese politician, Mainland Affairs Council member
- Chiu Chun Kit (Chinese: 趙俊傑; born 1983), Hong Kong football defender
- Connie Chiu (born 1969), Hong Kong-born Swedish fashion model
- David Chiu (politician) (Chinese: 邱信福; born 1970), American politician in California
- David Chiu (poker player) (Chinese: 邱芳全; born 1960), American professional poker player
- David Jung-Kuang Chiu (1936–2006), American academic
- Deacon Chiu (Chinese: 邱德根; 1924–2015), Hong Kong businessman
- Donna Chiu (Chinese: 裘海正; born 1965), Taiwanese singer
- Frederic Chiu (born 1964), American concert pianist
- Chiu Fu-sheng (Chinese: 邱復生; born 1947), Taiwanese real estate developer and film producer
- Gian Chiu (born 1989), Filipino basketball player
- Chiu Hin Chun (Chinese: 趙顯臻; born 1994), Hong Kong rower
- Chiu Hin-kwong (Chinese: 招顯洸; born 1928), Hong Kong doctor and politician
- Hong-Yee Chiu (Chinese: 丘宏義; born 1932), Shanghai-born American astrophysicist
- Chiu I-huan (Chinese: 邱奕寰; born 1990), Taiwanese football striker
- Chiu Kuo-cheng (Chinese: 邱國正; born 1953), Taiwanese general
- Chiu Jeng-jiann (Chinese: 裘正健), Taiwanese politician, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology
- Jenny Chiu (born 1995), American-Mexican soccer player and reporter
- Keina Chiu (趙慧奈; born 1995), Japanese-Chinese television news journalist
- Chiu Keng Guan (Chinese: 周青元), Malaysian film director
- Kim Chiu (Chinese: 張金珠; born 1990), Filipina actress
- Melissa Chiu (born 1972), Australian museum curator
- Paul Chiu (Chinese: 邱正雄; born 1942), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician
- Chiu Ping-kun (Chinese: 邱炳坤; born 1964), Taiwanese athlete and judge in the sport of archery
- Prince Chiu (Chinese: 邱勝翊; born 1989), Taiwanese singer
- Roy Chiu (Chinese: 邱澤; born 1981), Taiwanese actor
- Rebecca Chiu (Chinese: 趙詠賢; born 1978), Hong Kong professional squash player
- Samson Chiu (Chinese: 趙良駿), Hong Kong film director
- Sharlene Chiu, Canadian television reporter
- Chiu Tai-san (Chinese: 邱太三; born 1956), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Tom Chiu (Chinese: 邱崇德; born 1971), Taiwan-born American music composer and violinist
- Chiu Tsui-ling (Chinese: 邱翠玲; born 1994), Taiwanese singer in Japan
- Chiu Tzu-tsung (Chinese: 邱賜聰), Taiwanese politician, Atomic Energy Council member
- Wah Chiu (Chinese: 趙華), Hong Kong-born American biophysicist
- Chiu Wen-ta (Chinese: 邱文達; born 1950), Taiwanese medical educator and politician
- Chiu Yi (Chinese: 邱毅; born 1956), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, member of the Legislative Yuan for Kaohsiung
- Chiu Yi-ying (Chinese: 邱議瑩; born 1971), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Chiu Yu-hung (Chinese: 邱育宏; born 1994), Taiwanese football goalkeeper
- Chiu Yu Ming (Chinese: 邱于銘; born 1991), Hong Kong football goalkeeper
Fictional characters
- Chiu, net idol alter ego of Chisame Hasegawa, from the manga/anime franchise Negima!
- Candy Chiu, a character from Gravity Falls
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Louie, Emma Woo. Chinese American Names: Tradition and Transition. McFarland. 1988. 9780786438778. 182, 183.
