The surname Qiu is ranked 237th in the "Hundred Surnames." It was outside the top 300 surnames by population in 2007 nationwide.

Historical famous people with the surname Qiu

Qiu Hu

Qiu Hu, a person from the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period. He married five days after his wedding and went to the state of Chen to serve as an official, returning five years later. Before arriving home, he saw a woman working in a mulberry field on the road. Qiu Hu gave her some gold ornaments, but the woman ignored them and left. Upon returning home, Qiu Hu presented the gold to his mother. When his wife arrived, he realized that she was the same woman who had been picking mulberry leaves. His wife could not bear it any longer, rebuking him for his unfilial and unjust behavior. She then walked away and drowned herself in a river.

Qiu Jun

Qiu Jun, an official during the Han dynasty, served as the governor of Su Prefecture under Wang Mang.

Qiu Ying

Qiu Ying, an official during the Ming dynasty, served as a county recorder during the Hongwu era.

Qiu Mao

Qiu Mao, an official during the Ming dynasty, served as a regional inspector in Shandong during the Yongle era.

Qiu Yun

Qiu Yun, a scholar during the Ming dynasty, was a juren (candidate for the imperial examination) during the Hongzhi era.

Qiu Fengqing

Qiu Fengqing, an official during the Ming dynasty, served as the magistrate of Suining County.

Qiu Jin

Qiu Jin (1875–1907), a modern revolutionary, was originally named Qiu Guijin, with the courtesy name Xuanqing and the pen name Danwu. Her childhood name was Yugugu. After going to Japan, she changed her name to Jin, with the courtesy name (or another name) Jingxiong. She called herself "the female hero of Jianhu," and used the pen names Qiuqian and Bai Ping. Born in Fuzhou, Fujian, her ancestral home was in Shanyin, Zhejiang (now Shaoxing). She defied feudal customs and advocated for gender equality. She often compared herself to Hua Mulan and Qin Liangyu. She was brave and martial, learned literature and practiced martial arts, and funded her own study in Japan. She actively participated in the revolution, joining organizations such as the Sanhehui, Guangfuhui, and Tongmenghui. She planned to respond to the Pingliuli uprising with secret societies but failed. In 1907, she organized the Guangfujun with Xu Xilin and planned to launch uprisings simultaneously in Zhejiang and Anhui on July 6. The plan was discovered, and she was arrested. On July 15, she was calmly executed at Xuantingkou in Shaoxing.

Qiu Zongding

Qiu Zongding (1907–1970), also known as Yujiu, was born in Daxing, Hebei (now part of Beijing Daxing). A renowned Chinese National Revolutionary Army lieutenant general and former deputy commander of the Tianjin garrison.

Stars with the surname Qiu

Qiu Cixuan, Qiu Jian Deng, etc.