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English
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丘/邱 (Qiū)/秋 (Qiū)/裘 (Qiú), etc.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Qiu (plural Qius)
- An English surname from Chinese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Qiu is the 7520th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4424 individuals. Qiu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (98.21%) individuals.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 丘/邱 (qiū)/秋 (qiū)/裘 (qiú), etc.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Qiu m or f
- a Chinese surname
- Qiu Jun, b. 1421
- (very rare) a French surname from Chinese
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