Qiú
Qiú is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 仇 and 裘.
仇 (Qiú)
There are three sources for the ancestry of 仇:- A Xia vassal by the name of Jiuwu established the state of Jiu, but it was destroyed by King Zhou of Shang in the Shang dynasty. To escape prosecution, the descendants of Jiuwu appended the 人 radical to 九, thus creating the surname 仇.
- In the Spring and Autumn period, Duke Min of Song was murdered by his subordinate Nangong Wan. The minister Zi Qiumu sought revenge but was also killed by Nangong Wan. Zi Qiumu's descendants then took the first character of his name, Qiu 仇, to be their surname.
- In Northern Wei, a Hou Luoqi of Zhongshan was adopted by the Qiu clan, and thus changed his surname from Hou to Qiu. He rose in ranks due to his military endeavours, and the Qiu clan became prosperous at the time.
- Qiu Deshu, Chinese contemporary artist
- Qiu He, Chinese former politician
- Qiu Luan, Ming Dynasty general
- Min Qiu, Chinese scientist and engineer
- Qiu Qiongying, fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels
- Qiu Shiliang, Tang Dynasty eunuch official
- Qiu Xiaofei, Chinese contemporary artist
- Qiu Ying, Ming Dynasty painter
- Qiu Zhaobie, Ming-Qing scholar
- Qiu Zhu, Ming Dynasty painter and artist
- Chow Chee Keong, Malaysian professional footballer
- Robin Shou, Hong Kong-American actor and martial artist
- Qiu Zhanxuan, Chinese student activist and Marxist
裘 (Qiú)
;Prominent people with the surname- Qiu Fazu, Chinese surgeon and politician
- Qiu Xiaojun, Chinese professional boxer
- Qiu Xiaolong, Chinese American author
- Qiu Xigui, Chinese historian, palaeographer, professor
- Qiu Yufang, Chinese journalist and feminist, the first female journalist in China
- Donna Chiu, Taiwanese singer and former television host
- Chiu Jeng-jiann, Taiwanese politician