Liǔ
Liǔ is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin found in China, Korea and Japan, as well as in Vietnam of Southeast Asia. It is the 60th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
During ancient times, the Liu family emigrated to Korea and the citizens of Silla gave them the surname Liu. The Korean name Liu can be spelled in English as Ryu or Yoo. In the modern age, some Japanese people have migrated throughout East Asia and adopted the surname Liu, Yoo or Lieu. In Vietnam, the name is spelled Liễu.
In ancient times, Yao people by the name of Liu emigrated from Guangdong, Guangxi to Vietnam, and the spelling changed in English to Lieu.Origin
- The Posterity of Emperor Yi of Chu adopted the surname Liu, bearing the regional name of Liu Country in Changde, Hunan, China
- Zhan Huo give the posthumous name 柳下惠, thus believed his posterity would receive surname Liu
- The ancient Miao people used the surname Liu
- The ancient Yao people used the surname Liu
- During the Ming Dynasty, the Yang family used the name Liu
Notable people with this name
- Liu Gongquan a Tang poet and calligrapher
- Liu Zongyuan, a poet during the Tang Dynasty
- Liu Yizheng a modern historian
- Liu Chuanzhi Chinese businessman, founder of Lenovo
- Norman C.T. Liu, Chinese-American businessman, Senior Advisor at ICBC Leasing, former Chairman, President & CEO of GE Commercial Aviation Services
