{{for|the former Conference of Heads of Irish Universities (CHIU)|Irish Universities Association}} '''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 ({{linktext|lang=zh|趙}}) or Zhāo ({{linktext|lang=zh|招}}), from the Cantonese pronunciation<ref name="Louie1998">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IGAClRACrsYC&pg=PA182|first=Emma Woo|last=Louie|title=Chinese American Names: Tradition and Transition|publisher=McFarland|year=1988|isbn=9780786438778|pages=182, 183}}</ref> * Zhāng ({{linktext|lang=zh|lim=, |張|章}}), from the Hokkien pronunciation; more commonly spelled Teoh or Teo * Zhōu ({{linktext|lang=zh|周}}), from the Hokkien pronunciation * Qiū ({{linktext|lang=zh|lim=, |丘|秋|邱}}) or Qiú ({{linktext|lang=zh|lim=, |裘|仇}}), from a variant of the Mandarin Wade–Giles spelling Ch'iu<ref name="Louie1998"/> * Jiù ({{linktext|lang=zh|lim=, |就}}), from the Mandarin Wade–Giles spelling
==Notable people== * Angie Chiu ({{lang|zh|趙雅芝}}; born 1954), Hong Kong actress * Only Won (born Baldwin Chiu, 1974), American musician, actor, and producer * Chiu Ban It ({{lang|zh|周万一}}; 1918–2016), Singaporean Anglican bishop * Barbara Chiu, Canadian table tennis player * Ben Chiu ({{lang|zh|邱澤堃}}; born 1970), Taiwan-born American technology entrepreneur * Bertha Chiu (1933–2009), Mexican javelin thrower * Bondy Chiu ({{lang|zh|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 ({{lang|zh|趙善穎}}; born 1984), Hong Kong swimmer * Chiu Chang ({{lang|zh|邱彰}}; born 1950), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician * Chiu Chi-ling ({{lang|zh|趙志淩}}; born 1943), Hong Kong actor * Chiu Chih-wei ({{lang|zh|邱志偉}}; born 1972), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician * Chiu Ching-chun ({{lang|zh|邱鏡淳}}; born 1949), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, magistrate of Hsinchu County * Chiu Chuang-chin ({{lang|zh|邱創進}}; born 1956), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician * Chiu Chuang-huan ({{lang|zh|邱創煥}}; 1925–2020), Taiwanese politician, Vice-Premier from 1981 to 1984 * Chiu Chuang-liang ({{lang|zh|邱創良}}; born 1955), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician * Chiu Chui-cheng ({{lang|zh|邱垂正}}), Taiwanese politician, Mainland Affairs Council member * Chiu Chun Kit ({{lang|zh|趙俊傑}}; born 1983), Hong Kong football defender * Connie Chiu (born 1969), Hong Kong-born Swedish fashion model * David Chiu (politician) ({{lang|zh|邱信福}}; born 1970), American politician in California * David Chiu (poker player) ({{lang|zh|邱芳全}}; born 1960), American professional poker player * David Jung-Kuang Chiu (1936–2006), American academic * Deacon Chiu ({{lang|zh|邱德根}}; 1924–2015), Hong Kong businessman * Donna Chiu ({{lang|zh|裘海正}}; born 1965), Taiwanese singer * Frederic Chiu (born 1964), American concert pianist * Chiu Fu-sheng ({{lang|zh|邱復生}}; born 1947), Taiwanese real estate developer and film producer * Gian Chiu (born 1989), Filipino basketball player * Chiu Hin Chun ({{lang|zh|趙顯臻}}; born 1994), Hong Kong rower * Chiu Hin-kwong ({{lang|zh|招顯洸}}; 1928–2024), Hong Kong doctor and politician * Hong-Yee Chiu ({{lang|zh|丘宏義}}; born 1932), Shanghai-born American astrophysicist * Chiu I-huan ({{lang|zh|邱奕寰}}; born 1990), Taiwanese football striker * Chiu Kuo-cheng ({{lang|zh|邱國正}}; born 1953), Taiwanese general * Chiu Jeng-jiann ({{lang|zh|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 ({{lang|zh|周青元}}), Malaysian film director * Kim Chiu ({{lang|zh|張金珠}}; born 1990), Filipina actress and singer * Melissa Chiu (born 1972), Australian museum curator * Paul Chiu ({{lang|zh|邱正雄}}; 1942–2025), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician * Chiu Ping-kun ({{lang|zh|邱炳坤}}; born 1964), Taiwanese athlete and judge in the sport of archery * Prince Chiu ({{lang|zh|邱勝翊}}; born 1989), Taiwanese singer * Roy Chiu ({{lang|zh|邱澤}}; born 1981), Taiwanese actor * Rebecca Chiu ({{lang|zh|趙詠賢}}; born 1978), Hong Kong professional squash player * Samson Chiu ({{lang|zh|趙良駿}}), Hong Kong film director * Sharlene Chiu, Canadian television reporter * Chiu Tai-san ({{lang|zh|邱太三}}; born 1956), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician * Tom Chiu ({{lang|zh|邱崇德}}; born 1971), Taiwan-born American music composer and violinist * Chiu Tsui-ling ({{lang|zh|邱翠玲}}; born 1994), Taiwanese singer in Japan * Chiu Tzu-tsung ({{lang|zh|邱賜聰}}), Taiwanese politician, Atomic Energy Council member * Wah Chiu ({{lang|zh|趙華}}), Hong Kong-born American biophysicist * Chiu Wen-ta ({{lang|zh|邱文達}}; born 1950), Taiwanese medical educator and politician * Chiu Yi ({{lang|zh|邱毅}}; born 1956), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, member of the Legislative Yuan for Kaohsiung * Chiu Yi-ching (born 2003), Taiwanese archer * Chiu Yi-ying ({{lang|zh|邱議瑩}}; born 1971), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician * Chiu Yu-hung ({{lang|zh|邱育宏}}; born 1994), Taiwanese football goalkeeper * Chiu Yu Ming ({{lang|zh|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''
==See also== {{srt}} *Chew (disambiguation) *Chic (disambiguation) *Chik (disambiguation) *Chu (disambiguation)
==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:Chinese-language surnames Category:Multiple Chinese surnames