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Chiu Surname Meaning

Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 趙 and 招 see Zhao 1 and Cantonese form of the surname 焦 see Jiao alternative Mandarin form of the surnames 邱 丘 仇 裘 and 秋 see Qiu 1-5.

Variant Romanization of the surname 朱 see Zhu variant Romanization of the surnames 曲 瞿 and 屈 see Qu 1- Teochew Hokkien and Taiwanese form of the surname 周 see Zhou.

The dialects using this pronunciation are found in eastern Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan from where some people migrated to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and other parts of Southeast Asia.

Variant Romanization of the surname 蕭 (or 肖) see Xiao. Variant Romanization of the surname 邵 see Shao.

Cantonese form of the surname 晁 see Chao 10: variant Romanization of the surname 蔣 see Jiang.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Chiu life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Chiu in 1962 was 37, and 73 in 2004.

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