Liaw

English

Etymology

From Mandarin or Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Taishanese 廖.

Proper noun

Liaw (plural Liaws)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Liaw is the 41657^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 522 individuals. Liaw is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.38%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Liaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 433.

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