Chiu Family History
Chiu Name 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.7: variant Romanization of the surname 蕭 (or 肖) see Xiao .8: variant Romanization of the surname 邵 see Shao .9: 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