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Niu Surname Meaning

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 牛 meaning ‘cattle’ in Chinese: (i) from the first element of the personal name Niu Fu (牛父) an official who lived in the state of Song during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC). (ii) borne by descendants of Niu Yun (牛允) an official who lived during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD).

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 钮 meaning ‘knob’ or ‘button’ in Chinese: possibly a surname from the Manchu ethnic group in ancient China.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 梁 possibly based on its Teochew or Hokkien pronunciations see Liang.

Tongan: unexplained.

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

Similar surnames:

Qiu
, Lu
, Liu
, Ni
, Du
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, Im
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, Xin

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You can see how Niu families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Niu family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Niu families were found in USA in 1920, and Scotland in 1841. In 1841 there were 2 Niu families living in Shetland. This was 100% of all the recorded Niu's in Scotland. Shetland had the highest population of Niu families in 1841.

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There are 302 military records available for the last name Niu. For the veterans among your Niu ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1988 and 2004, in the United States, Niu life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Niu in 1988 was 51, and 64 in 2004.

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