Qiū (surname)
Encyclopedia
Qiū is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family names 丘, 邱 and 仇, 秋. They may be transliterated in various forms, as:
丘 and 邱 also appear in Korea, where they may be transliterated as:
丘/邱 ranks 151st in the Hundred Family Surnames
, and is very common in Luoyang
, Henan
or Wuxing
, Zhejiang
. 秋 is common with Taiwanese aboriginals, but is otherwise rare, ranking 237th. 邱 is a very rare surname in South Korea
, with census records noting a distribution of less than 2000 with the name.
, as well as the Sichuan
and Fujian
provinces in the South China
region.
The surname has several historical origins:
- 丘, 邱, 秋 as Qiū, 仇 as Qiú (Mandarin, in PinyinPinyinPinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
) - Chiu (Mandarin, in Wade-GilesWade-GilesWade–Giles , sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a romanization system for the Mandarin Chinese language. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade during the mid-19th century , and was given completed form with Herbert Giles' Chinese–English dictionary of 1892.Wade–Giles was the most...
) - Hiu or Kew (in HakkaHakkaThe Hakka , sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China....
) - Yau (CantoneseStandard CantoneseCantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a language that originated in the vicinity of Canton in southern China, and is often regarded as the prestige dialect of Yue Chinese....
, in Cantonese PinyinStandard Cantonese PinyinCantonese Pinyin and also known as is a romanization system for Cantonese developed by Yu Bingzhao in 1971, and subsequently modified by the Education Department and Zhan Bohui...
) - Khoo (in HokkienHokkienHokkien is a Hokkien word corresponding to Standard Chinese "Fujian". It may refer to:* Hokkien dialect, a dialect of Min Nan Chinese spoken in Southern Fujian , Taiwan, South-east Asia, and elsewhere....
)
丘 and 邱 also appear in Korea, where they may be transliterated as:
- 구 (KoreanKorean languageKorean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
in HangulHangulHangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
) - Gu, Ku, Koo (KoreanKorean languageKorean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
in Revised RomanizationRevised Romanization of KoreanThe Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea proclaimed by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, replacing the older McCune–Reischauer system...
).
丘/邱 ranks 151st in the Hundred Family Surnames
Hundred Family Surnames
The Hundred Family Surnames is a classic Chinese text composed of common surnames in ancient China. The book was composed in the early Song Dynasty. It originally contained 411 surnames, but was later expanded to 504. Of these, 444 are single-character surnames, and 60 are double-character surnames...
, and is very common in Luoyang
Luoyang
Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province of Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast.Situated on the central plain of...
, Henan
Henan
Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
or Wuxing
Wuxing District
Wuxing District is a district in the prefecture-level city of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China....
, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
. 秋 is common with Taiwanese aboriginals, but is otherwise rare, ranking 237th. 邱 is a very rare surname in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, with census records noting a distribution of less than 2000 with the name.
History
Qiu (丘) is a common surname in China. It is also one of the most influential surnames in TaiwanTaiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, as well as the Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
and Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
provinces in the South China
Northern and southern China
Northern China and southern China are two approximate regions within China. The exact boundary between these two regions has never been precisely defined...
region.
The surname has several historical origins:
- In 1046 BC, Zhou WuwangKing Wu of ZhouKing Wu of Zhōu or King Wu of Chou was the first sovereign, or ruler of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1046-1043 BCE or 1049/45-1043. Various sources quoted that he died at the age of 93, 54 or 43. He was considered a just and able leader. Zhou Gong Dan was one of his...
overthrew the Shang DynastyShang DynastyThe Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia. They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper" in the Yellow River valley...
with the help of his prime minister, Jiang ZiyaJiang ZiyaJiang Ziya was a Chinese historical and legendary figure who resided next to the Weishui River about 3,000 years ago. A sage and military strategist, Jiang Ziya was called upon by King Wen of Zhou to serve as prime minister...
. Jiang's clan later settled in the Fufeng CountyFufeng CountyFufeng County is a county in Baoji, Shaanxi Province of China. It is 110 kilometers away from Xi'an, and 95 kilometers away from Baoji.It has a land area of 751 square kilometers, and a population of 460,000.Famen Temple is located in the county....
of ShaanxiShaanxi' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
, where they took the name of the then-capital, Qiu, as their surname. Their descendants bore this surname until the reign of the QingQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
Yongzheng (1677-1735), when some adopted the written form 邱 to distinguish it from the name of Confucius (孔丘). 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 Sun Yat-SenSun Yat-senSun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...
has overthrown the Qing Dynasty and established the Republic of China in 1912AD, some Qiu (邱) reverted back to the ancient surname Qiu (丘)
- In Early Zhou, Zhou Wu WangKing Wu of ZhouKing Wu of Zhōu or King Wu of Chou was the first sovereign, or ruler of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1046-1043 BCE or 1049/45-1043. Various sources quoted that he died at the age of 93, 54 or 43. He was considered a just and able leader. Zhou Gong Dan was one of his...
awarded Cao Xie, the descendant of ZhuanxuZhuanxuZhuanxu , also known as Gaoyang is a mythological monarch of ancient China.A grandson of the Yellow Emperor, Zhuanxu led the Shi clan in an eastward migration to present-day Shandong, where intermarriages with the Dongyi clan enlarged and augmented their tribal influences...
, the land of Zhu (now it is located southeast part of Qufu, Shandong Province) 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 QiumingZuo QiumingZǔo Qīumíng was a court writer of the State of Lu, and contemporary of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period. The work Commentary of Zuo is traditionally attributed to him. He is also possibly a contributor to Guoyu. One tradition according to Shiji holds that he became blind ....
in the Lu State in the Spring and Autumn period lived in Zuo Qiu (now in Dingtao in southern Shandong). And his descendents took the last part of the place name as their surname. In the pre-Qin period (21st century-221 BC), most of the Qiu families lived in the Shandong area. After the Qing 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 RiverYangtze RiverThe Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
. The Qiu families entered Taiwan in early Qing Dynasty and Qiu has become one of the popular surnames in the province.
- Another sect came from the Qiudun (丘敦) clan of the WuhuanWuhuanThe Wuhuan were a proto-Mongolic nomadic people who inhabited northern China, in what is now the provinces of Hebei, Liaoning, Shanxi, the municipality of Beijing and the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia....
, who changed their clan name to Qiu when they became sinicized during the Southern and Northern DynastiesSouthern and Northern DynastiesThe Southern and Northern Dynasties was a period in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589 AD. Though an age of civil war and political chaos, it was also a time of flourishing arts and culture, advancement in technology, and the spreading of Mahayana Buddhism and Daoism...
.
Modern History
- When HakkaHakka peopleThe Hakka , sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China....
people from GuangdongGuangdongGuangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
migrated to JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
in the 19th and 20th centuries as indentured servants, the name 丘 was transliterated "Hugh".
other
- Xia DynastyXia DynastyThe Xia Dynasty is the first dynasty in China to be described in ancient historical chronicles such as Bamboo Annals, Classic of History and Records of the Grand Historian. The Xia Dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors gave his throne to him...
period, Si(姒, Sa) clan change surname to Qiu(丘). - Chen (state)Chen (state)Chen was a minor Zhou Dynasty vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese History. It was a relatively minor state based on a single urban centre near what is now Huaiyang County in the plains of eastern Henan province...
, Gui(陳, Kyu) clan change surname to Qiu(丘). - Xia DynastyXia DynastyThe Xia Dynasty is the first dynasty in China to be described in ancient historical chronicles such as Bamboo Annals, Classic of History and Records of the Grand Historian. The Xia Dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors gave his throne to him...
's period feudal lords Qiuwu(九五, Guo) clan change surname to Jiu(九), or Qiu(仇). - Xia DynastyXia DynastyThe Xia Dynasty is the first dynasty in China to be described in ancient historical chronicles such as Bamboo Annals, Classic of History and Records of the Grand Historian. The Xia Dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors gave his throne to him...
's Hou(侯, Hu) clan change surname to Qiu(仇). surname Hou(侯) from Si(姒) clan of Xia DynastyXia DynastyThe Xia Dynasty is the first dynasty in China to be described in ancient historical chronicles such as Bamboo Annals, Classic of History and Records of the Grand Historian. The Xia Dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors gave his throne to him...
. - Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
Ji(姬, Kei, Ki, Hi) Clan change surname to Qiu(秋) in at early Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
. - Qiuqiu(秋秋, Chuchu) clan change surname to Qiu(秋).
丘
- Qiu ChujiQiu ChujiQiu Chuji was a Daoist disciple of Wang Chongyang. He was the most famous among the Seven True Daoists of the North...
(丘處機), Chinese taoist known for his journey from China to Persia - Qiu LeQiu LeQiu Le is a Chinese weightlifter.Qiu participated in the men's -62 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 140 kg and jerking an additional 168 kg for a total of 308 kg.Qiu competed in the men's -62 kg class at the 2005...
(丘樂), Chinese weightlifter - Yau Kin WaiYau Kin WaiYau Kin Wai is a former Hong Kong professional football player, playing for Hong Kong First Division League side South China more than 10 years and is one of the most decorated defenders in Hong Kong...
(丘建威), Hong Kong football player - Qiū Dáxīn(丘達新), Thaksin ShinawatraThaksin ShinawatraThaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman and politician, who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was overthrown in a military coup....
, Ex Thai Prime Minister - Qiu Dewei (丘德威), Alan YauAlan YauAlan Yau , OBE is a London-based restaurateur who is best known for founding the Wagamama food chain in the United Kingdom...
, founder of Wagamama, and Michelin Star awarded YauatchaYauatchaYauatcha is a Chinese restaurant in Broadwick Street, Soho, London, England, specialising in dim sum.The restaurant was created in 2004 by Alan Yau, who previously created the Wagamama Japanese and Busaba Eathai Thai restaurant chains and the more expensive Hakkasan restaurant, also in London...
and HakkasanHakkasanHakkasan is a high-class modern Chinese restaurant in the West End of London, England, at Hanway Place. The restaurant was created by Alan Yau, also behind the Wagamama Japanese restaurant chain and the newer Yauatcha restaurant, also in London...
. - Qiu YingleYingluck ShinawatraYingluck Shinawatra , or nickname Pu , is a Thai businesswoman and politician, member of the Pheu Thai Party, and the 28th Prime Minister of Thailand following the 2011 general election...
(丘英樂), Yingluck ShinawatraYingluck ShinawatraYingluck Shinawatra , or nickname Pu , is a Thai businesswoman and politician, member of the Pheu Thai Party, and the 28th Prime Minister of Thailand following the 2011 general election...
, current Thai Prime Minister - Alan YauAlan YauAlan Yau , OBE is a London-based restaurateur who is best known for founding the Wagamama food chain in the United Kingdom...
(b. 1962), an English restaurateur - Anna Yau (b. 1977), Hong Kong radio DJ, actress and host
- Shing-Tung YauShing-Tung YauShing-Tung Yau is a Chinese American mathematician working in differential geometry. He was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province, China into a family of scholars from Jiaoling, Guangdong Province....
(丘成桐) (b. 1949), a Chinese-American mathematician
邱
- Chingmy YauChingmy YauChingmy Yau is a Hong Kong actress who no longer takes part in films although she is not formally retired.Yau entered the Hong Kong film industry after competing in the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant....
(邱淑貞), Hong Kong actress - Chiu YiChiu YiChiu Yi is a KMT legislator of the Republic of China . He is known to target members of the competing Democratic Progressive Party with charges of corruption and embezzlement. The now imprisoned former Taiwan President Chen Shuibian and his family members, Chen Zhenan and Zhao Jianming are the...
(邱毅), Taiwanese legislator - Herman YauHerman YauHerman Yau Lai-To , born 1961 in Hong Kong is a film director, actor, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer.-Background:A Chiuchow by origin, Yau studied film at The Department of Communications, Hong Kong Baptist College from 1981 to 1984 where he spent much of his early days hanging out...
(邱禮濤), Hong Kong film director - Qiu HongmeiQiu HongmeiQiu Hongmei is a Chinese weightlifter.Qiu participated in the women's -58 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 107 kg and clean and jerking an additional 130 kg for a total of 237 kg.At the 2007 World Weightlifting...
(邱紅梅), Chinese weightlifter - Qiu HongxiaQiu HongxiaQiu Hongxia is a Chinese weightlifter.Qiu participated in the women's -53 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 98 kg and clean and jerking an additional 128 kg for a total of 226 kg...
(邱紅霞), Chinese weightlifter - Qiu JunQiu JunQiu Jun is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Jun started learning Go at the age of 6. He became a professional in 1994. Over the next 3 years, he gained 3 consecutive promotions. He was promoted to 7 dan in 2005 and then reached 8 dan in 2006...
(邱峻), Chinese go player - Qiu MiaojinQiu MiaojinQiu Miaojin was a lesbian author from Changhua, Taiwan.She graduated from Taipei First Girls' High School, and the Department of Psychology at National Taiwan University. Later she worked at The Journalist as a reporter...
(邱妙津), Taiwanese lesbian author - Qiu WeiQiu Wei-Poetry:Qiu Wei's poetic career coincided with the major flourishing of the Tang poetry styles, within which he was grouped in with the "Fields and Gardens Poets Group" , along with such poets as Meng Haoran, Wang Wei, Chang Jian, and Pei Di...
, Chinese Tang Dynasty poet. - Qiu ZhijieQiu ZhijieQiu Zhijie is a contemporary Chinese artist who works primarily in video and photography. Overall, Qiu Zhijie's work suggests the struggle between the forces of destiny and self-assertion. Other common themes are social fragmentation and transience.Zhijie was born in 1969 in Fujian province. In...
(邱志傑), Chinese visual artist - (邱辛蒂) Cindy ChiuCindy ChiuCindy Chiu is a American film actress born in Taiwan and raised in Texas. Her films include Coach Carter , Prison-A-Go-Go! , Bring It On: All or Nothing , The Shanghai Hotel , A Foundling , and the short film Interpretation which has won over 50 awards Cindy Chiu (born May 12, 1980) is a American...
, Chinese American Actress - star of Bring it On - Qiū DébáKhoo Teck PuatTan Sri Khoo Teck Puat a banker and hotel owner, who, with an estimated fortune of $4.3 billion, was formerly Singapore's wealthiest man. He owned the Goodwood Group of boutique hotels in London and Singapore and was the largest single shareholder of Britain's Standard Chartered Bank...
(邱德拔), Tan Sri Khoo Teck PuatKhoo Teck PuatTan Sri Khoo Teck Puat a banker and hotel owner, who, with an estimated fortune of $4.3 billion, was formerly Singapore's wealthiest man. He owned the Goodwood Group of boutique hotels in London and Singapore and was the largest single shareholder of Britain's Standard Chartered Bank...
is arguably the richest Singaporean. - Benny YauBenny YauBenny Yau , born May 8, 1980 in Hong Kong); immigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1988; is a Canadian actor and television presenter formerly affiliated with Fairchild TV.-Career:...
(b. 1980), Canadian television personality and entertainer - Chingmy YauChingmy YauChingmy Yau is a Hong Kong actress who no longer takes part in films although she is not formally retired.Yau entered the Hong Kong film industry after competing in the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant....
(b. 1968), Hong Kong actress
仇 (Qiú)
- Qiu YingQiu YingQiu Ying was a Chinese painter who specialized in the gongbi brush technique.Qiu Ying's courtesy name was Shifu , and his pseudonym was Shizhou . He was born to a peasant family in Taicang and studied painting under Zhou Chen in Suzhou...
- Chinese Painter - Qiu Zhaobie (仇兆鳌) - Ming-Qing Scholar
- Qiu Qiongying
- Qiu He (仇和)
Unknown
- John YauJohn YauJohn Yau is an American poet and critic who lives in New York City. He received his B.A. from Bard College in 1972 and his M.F.A. from Brooklyn College in 1978...
(b. 1950), an American poet - Geoffrey Yau (b. 1990), an English private spokesman for Gok WanGok WanGok Wan is a British fashion consultant, author and television presenter of British Chinese heritage. He is known for his appearances on many television programmes , for providing fashion advice to celebrities and for contributing his views to fashion magazines published internationally.-Early...
and Evonne Cheung - KC Yau (b. 1958), Canadian accountant for Ernst and Young