Qiū (surname)

• Qiū
• Khew or Khiu
• Chiu or Hew
• Hiu or Kew
• Yau
• Khoo or Khoe

• 구
• Gu, Ku, Koo.

• Cu or Kuh

History

• In 1046 BC, King Wu of the Zhou dynasty overthrew the Shang dynasty with the help of his adviser, Jiang Ziya. Jiang's clan later settled in the Fufeng County of Shaanxi, where they took the name of the then-capital, Qiu, as their surname. Their descendants bore this surname until the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor in the Qing dynasty, when some adopted the written form 邱 to distinguish it from the name of Confucius. However, the change was mostly adopted by Hokkiens while the Hakkas generally refused. Many Hakkas who refused the change were then prosecuted by the Qing government. It was only after the fall of the Qing dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China in 1912, that some members of the Qiu family reverted to their ancient surname Qiu
• In the early Zhou dynasty, King Wu awarded Cao Xie, the descendant of Zhuanxu, the land of Zhu and established a state there. During the Spring and Autumn period, there was a senior official in the state named Qiu Ruo, and his descendants have taken Qiu as their surname since then.
• An official named Zuo Qiuming in the Lu state in the Spring and Autumn period lived in Zuo Qiu. And his descendants took the last part of the place name as their surname. In the pre-Qin period, most of the Qiu families lived in the Shandong area. After the Qin and Han dynasties, the Qiu families gradually moved to the southern areas. And most of them were big families to the south of the Yangtze River. The Qiu families entered Taiwan in the early Qing dynasty and Qiu has become one of the popular surnames in the province.
• Another sect came from the Qiudun clan of the Wuhuan, who changed their clan name to Qiu when they became sinicized during the Southern and Northern Dynasties

  Others

• Chiu Chuang-huan, President of Examination Yuan
• Paul Chiu, Vice Premier of the Republic of China
• Xia dynasty's period feudal lords Qiuwu clan change surname to Jiu, or Qiu.
• Xia dynasty's Hou clan change surname to Qiu. surname Hou from Si clan of the Xia dynasty.
• Zhou dynasty's Ji clan changed their surname to Qiu in the early Zhou dynasty.
• Qiuqiu clan change surname to Qiu.

  Celebrities

丘

• Qiu Chuji, Chinese Daoist known for his journey from China to Persia
• Qiu Le, Chinese weightlifter
• Raymond Yau,, Chinese-American photographer, video director, and DJ
• Yau Kin Wai, Hong Kong football player
• Qiu Dewei, Alan Yau, founder of Wagamama, and Michelin Star awarded Yauatcha and Hakkasan.
• Alan Yau, an English restaurateur
• :zh:丘凱敏|Anna Yau, Hong Kong radio DJ, actress and host
• Thaksin Shinawatra , Thai businessman, politician and 23th Prime Minister of Thailand
• Yingluck Shinawatra , Thai businesswoman, politician and 28th Prime Minister of Thailand, younger sister of Thaksin Shinawatra
• Shing-Tung Yau , a Chinese-American mathematician

  邱

• Chiu Ching-chun, Magistrate of Hsinchu County
• Chiu Yi, Taiwanese legislator
• Khoo Teck Puat, Singaporean Chinese businessman
• Qiu Hongmei, Chinese weightlifter
• Qiu Hongxia, Chinese weightlifter
• Qiu Jun, Chinese go player
• Qiu Miaojin, Taiwanese lesbian author
• Qiu Wei, Tang dynasty poet.
• Qiu Zhijie, Chinese visual artist
• Benny Yau, Canadian television personality
• Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress
• Herman Yau, Hong Kong film director
• Carlos Cu jr., Filipino actor, also known as Marky Lopez
• David Chiu, Taiwanese American politician
• Qiu Shaoyun, Chinese Korean War hero in the 1950s

  秋

• Qiu Jin, Chinese revolutionary
• Choo Ja-hyun, original name, China-based South Korean actress
• Shin-Soo Choo South Korean-born Major League Baseball player

  Unknown

• John Yau, an American poet