Liu

From several Chinese surnames, including:

• From Mandarin 劉／刘 (liú). Doublet of Lau and Luu.
• From Cantonese 廖 (liu⁶). Doublet of Liao.

• (surname from Mandarin 劉): IPA^(key): (like Mandarin) /liˈoʊ/, (like Taishanese, Hakka, Northern Min, Hokkien, etc) /liˈu/; (also) /ˈlu/
• (surname from Cantonese 廖): (Hong Kong) IPA^(key): /ˈliu̯/

Liu (plural Lius)

1. A surname from Chinese.
   1. A surname from Mandarin.
   2. A surname from Cantonese.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Liu is the 411^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 78370 individuals. Liu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.62%) individuals.

From Chinese surnames, from Mandarin pronunciations, especially 劉／刘 (liú).

Liu

1. a surname, Liu, from Chinese
   1. a surname from Mandarin

From Hakka (Liù, Liuˇ, Liu2) pronunciations, from Chinese 劉／刘 (liú).

Liu

1. a surname, Liu, from Chinese
   1. a surname from Hakka

• Lew

Borrowed from Mandarin 劉／刘 (Liú). Doublet of Lao and Lew.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlju/ [ˈlju]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Syllabification: Liu
  • IPA^(key): /ˈljow/ [ˈljoʊ̯] (Mandarin Pinyin-literate)
    • Rhymes: -ow
    • Syllabification: #

Liu (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌᜓ)

1. a Chinese surname from Mandarin