Chiu

Last updated August 28, 2025

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:

Zhào ( 趙 ) or Zhāo ( 招 ), from the Cantonese pronunciation^[1]
Zhāng ( 張, 章 ), from the Hokkien pronunciation; more commonly spelled Teoh or Teo
Zhōu ( 周 ), from the Hokkien pronunciation
Qiū ( 丘, 秋, 邱 ) or Qiú ( 裘, 仇 ), from a variant of the Mandarin Wade–Giles spelling Ch'iu^[1]
Jiù ( 就 ), from the Mandarin Wade–Giles spelling

Notable people

Angie Chiu (趙雅芝; born 1954), Hong Kong actress
Only Won (born Baldwin Chiu, 1974), American musician, actor, and producer
Chiu Ban It (周万一; 1918–2016), Singaporean Anglican bishop
Barbara Chiu, Canadian table tennis player
Ben Chiu (邱澤堃; born 1970), Taiwan-born American technology entrepreneur
Bondy Chiu (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 (趙善穎; born 1984), Hong Kong swimmer
Chiu Chang (邱彰; born 1950), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
Chiu Chi-ling (趙志淩; born 1943), Hong Kong actor
Chiu Chih-wei (邱志偉; born 1972), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
Chiu Ching-chun (邱鏡淳; born 1949), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, magistrate of Hsinchu County
Chiu Chuang-chin (邱創進; born 1956), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
Chiu Chuang-huan (邱創煥; 1925–2020), Taiwanese politician, Vice-Premier from 1981 to 1984
Chiu Chuang-liang (邱創良; born 1955), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正), Taiwanese politician, Mainland Affairs Council member
Chiu Chun Kit (趙俊傑; born 1983), Hong Kong football defender
Connie Chiu (born 1969), Hong Kong-born Swedish fashion model
David Chiu (politician) (邱信福; born 1970), American politician in California
David Chiu (poker player) (邱芳全; born 1960), American professional poker player
David Jung-Kuang Chiu (1936–2006), American academic
Deacon Chiu (邱德根; 1924–2015), Hong Kong businessman
Donna Chiu (裘海正; born 1965), Taiwanese singer
Frederic Chiu (born 1964), American concert pianist
Chiu Fu-sheng (邱復生; born 1947), Taiwanese real estate developer and film producer
Gian Chiu (born 1989), Filipino basketball player
Chiu Hin Chun (趙顯臻; born 1994), Hong Kong rower
Chiu Hin-kwong (招顯洸; 1928–2024), Hong Kong doctor and politician
Hong-Yee Chiu (丘宏義; born 1932), Shanghai-born American astrophysicist
Chiu I-huan (邱奕寰; born 1990), Taiwanese football striker
Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正; born 1953), Taiwanese general
Chiu Jeng-jiann (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 (周青元), Malaysian film director
Kim Chiu (張金珠; born 1990), Filipina actress and singer
Melissa Chiu (born 1972), Australian museum curator
Paul Chiu (邱正雄; 1942–2025), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician
Chiu Ping-kun (邱炳坤; born 1964), Taiwanese athlete and judge in the sport of archery
Prince Chiu (邱勝翊; born 1989), Taiwanese singer
Roy Chiu (邱澤; born 1981), Taiwanese actor
Rebecca Chiu (趙詠賢; born 1978), Hong Kong professional squash player
Samson Chiu (趙良駿), Hong Kong film director
Sharlene Chiu, Canadian television reporter
Chiu Tai-san (邱太三; born 1956), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
Tom Chiu (邱崇德; born 1971), Taiwan-born American music composer and violinist
Chiu Tsui-ling (邱翠玲; born 1994), Taiwanese singer in Japan
Chiu Tzu-tsung (邱賜聰), Taiwanese politician, Atomic Energy Council member
Wah Chiu (趙華), Hong Kong-born American biophysicist
Chiu Wen-ta (邱文達; born 1950), Taiwanese medical educator and politician
Chiu Yi (邱毅; born 1956), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, member of the Legislative Yuan for Kaohsiung
Chiu Yi-ying (邱議瑩; born 1971), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
Chiu Yu-hung (邱育宏; born 1994), Taiwanese football goalkeeper
Chiu Yu Ming (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

References

1 2 Louie, Emma Woo (1988). Chinese American Names: Tradition and Transition. McFarland. pp. 182, 183. ISBN 9780786438778.

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