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Chow is a Chinese and English surname.
Origins
As an English surname, Chow originated as a nickname, from Middle English chowe, meaning "chough" or "jackdaw".
As a Chinese surname, Chow may be a romanisation of the pronunciations in different varieties of Chinese of the following surnames, listed based on their Pinyin romanisation (which reflects the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation):
Zhōu (Chinese: 周), romanised Chow based on its Cantonese pronunciation (Jyutping: Zau1; Cantonese Yale: Jāu)
Zōu (Chinese: 鄒), homophonous with the above surname in Cantonese, though not in other varieties of Chinese
Qiū (Chinese: 秋), romanised Chow based on its Cantonese pronunciation (Jyutping: Cau1; Cantonese Yale: Chāu)
Zhào (traditional Chinese: 趙; simplified Chinese: 赵)
Cáo (Chinese: 曹)
Qiú (Chinese: 仇)
Statistics
According to statistics cited by Patrick Hanks, there were 1,459 people on the island of Great Britain and 49 on the island of Ireland with the surname Chow as of 2011. In 1881 there had been 19 people with the surname in Great Britain, mainly in Yorkshire.
The 2010 United States Census found 17,059 people with the surname Chow, making it the 2,122nd-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 15,650 (2,124th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, slightly less than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian, between three and four per cent as White, and between three and four percent as Hispanic. It was the 72nd-most-common surname among respondents to the 2000 Census who identified as Asian.
People
= Chinese surname Zhōu (周)
=Shouson Chow (周壽臣; 1861–1959), Hong Kong businessman
M. D. Chow (周今覺; 1878–1949), Chinese philatelist and mathematician
Chow Chih (周址; 1890–1953), Chinese general of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Chow Chi-yuen (周至元; 1900–1971), Hong Kong businessman, founder of the Chow Tai Fook jewellery chain
Chow Chung-cheng (周仲錚; 1908–1996), Chinese-born artist in Germany
Wei-Liang Chow (周煒良; 1911–1995), Shanghai-born mathematician who worked in algebraic geometry
Wen Tsing Chow (周文俊; 1918–2001), Chinese-born American missile guidance scientist
Ven Te Chow (周文德; 1919–1981), Chinese-born engineer and educator in the United States
Ruby Chow (周馬雙金; 1920–2008), American restaurateur and politician
Chow Lien-hwa (周聯華; 1920–2016), Chinese Baptist minister
Yuan-Shih Chow (周元燊; 1924–2022), Chinese-born American statistician
Chow Kwen Lim (周君廉; 1928–2016), Hong Kong businessman, founder of the Chow Sang Sang jewellery chain
Chow Chung (周驄; born 1931), Hong Kong film and television actor
Chow Yei-ching (周亦卿; 1935–2018), Hong Kong businessman
Chow Ching Lie (周勤丽; born 1936), Chinese-born French writer
Chow Yam-nam (周欽南; 1937–2013), Thai guru
Michael Chow (restaurateur) (周英華; born 1939), founder of the Mr. Chow restaurant chain
Chow Kwai Lam (周贵林; 1942–2018), Malaysian footballer
Esther Ngan-ling Chow (周顏玲; born 1943), Chinese-born sociologist in the United States
Louise Chow (周芷; born 1943), Chinese-born biochemistry professor in the United States
Selina Chow (周梁淑怡; born 1945), Hong Kong media executive and politician
Cheryl Chow (1946–2013), American educator and politician, daughter of Ruby Chow
Norm Chow (周友賢; born 1946), American football coach
Chow Kai Wing (周佳榮; born 1947), Hong Kong history professor
York Chow (周一嶽; born 1947), Hong Kong politician
Chow Chung-kong (周松崗; born 1950), Hong Kong engineer, former CEO of the MTR Corporation
Tina Chow (born Bettina Louise Lutz; 1950–1992), American model and jewelry designer, wife of restaurateur Michael Chow
David Chow (politician) (周錦輝; born 1950), Macau politician
George Chow (周烱華; born c. 1950), Hong Kong-born Canadian politician
Chow Kim Hoong (周剑雄; 1950–1973), Malaysian-born stateless person and convicted murderer
Robert Chow (周融; born 1950), Hong Kong journalist
Ronald Chow (周美德; born 1951), Hong Kong politician
Christine Chow Ma (周美青; born 1952), Hong Kong-born wife of former Republic of China president Ma Ying-jeou
Stephen Chow Chun-kay (周振基; born 1954), Hong Kong businessman
Jennifer Chow (周潔冰; born 1955), Hong Kong politician
Chow Yun-fat (周潤發; born 1955), Hong Kong film actor
Chow Wai-keung (周偉強; born c. 1957), Hong Kong social worker and politician
Billy Chow (周比利; born 1958), Hong Kong film actor and kickboxer
Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow (周國祥; born 1959), Hong Kong-born organized crime boss in San Francisco
Michael Chow (actor) (周文健; born 1960), Hong Kong actor
Stephen Chow (周星馳; born 1962), Hong Kong film actor and director
Kathy Chow (周海媚; born 1966), Chinese actress and singer
Vivian Chow (周慧敏; born 1967), Hong Kong actress and singer
Valerie Chow (周嘉玲; born 1970), Hong Kong actress and fashion publicist
Angela Chow (周瑛琦; born 1972), Taiwan-born Canadian actress
Chow Tsz Ki (周梓琪; born 1972), Hong Kong fencer
China Chow (born 1974), British actress, daughter of restaurateur Michael Chow
Wave Chow (周榮佳; born 1975), Hong Kong newspaper columnist
Amy Chow (周婉儀; born 1978), American gymnast who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics
Duncan Chow (周群達; born 1978), Hong Kong actor
Endy Chow (周國賢; born 1979), Hong Kong singer
Holden Chow (周浩鼎; born 1979), Hong Kong solicitor and actor
Niki Chow (周勵淇; born 1979), Hong Kong actress and singer
Chow Chun Fai (周俊輝; born 1980), Hong Kong artist
Chow Ho-Wan (周浩雲; born 1982), Hong Kong racing rider
Janet Chow (周家蔚; born 1983), Hong Kong actress
Crystal Chow (周澄; born 1986), Hong Kong activist
Edward Chow (周嘉賢; born 1987), Hong Kong figure skater
Lori Chow (周美欣; born 1988), Canadian-born Hong Kong fashion model
Chow Cheuk Fung (周綽豐; born 1989), Hong Kong footballer
Alex Chow (周永康; born 1990), Hong Kong activist
Tim Chow (周定洋; born 1994), British footballer who played for Chinese Taipei at the international level
Agnes Chow (周庭; born 1996), Hong Kong activist
Rey Chow (周蕾; fl. 1980s–present), Hong Kong-born cultural critic
= Chinese surname Zōu (鄒)
=Edmund Chow (鄒偉雄; born 1925), Hong Kong lawyer
Raymond Chow (鄒文懷; 1927–2018), Hong Kong film producer and executive
Gregory Chow (鄒至莊; born 1930), Chinese-born American economist
Olivia Chow (鄒至蕙; born 1957), Hong Kong–born Canadian politician
Matt Chow (鄒凱光; born 1968), Hong Kong screenwriter
Chow Ka Wa (鄒嘉華; born 1986), Hong Kong footballer
Chow Kwong Wing (鄒廣榮; born 1986), Hong Kong rower
Chow Mei Kuan (鄒美君; born 1994), Malaysian badminton player
= Chinese surname Zhào (趙)
=Stefen Chow (赵峰; born 1980), Malaysian photographer
Jun Yi Chow (赵俊毅), Malaysian composer
= Chinese surname Cáo (曹)
=Raymond Chow (artist) (曹惠文; born 1941), Canadian artist
Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友; born 1958), Malaysian politician
= Chinese surname Qiáo (喬)
=Liang Chow (乔良; born 1968), Chinese artistic gymnast
= Chinese surname Qiú (仇)
=Chow Chee Keong (仇志強; 1948–2018), Malaysian-born football goalkeeper in Hong Kong
= Other
=People with other surnames spelt Chow, or for whom the Chinese characters of their names are unavailable:
Gin Chow (1857–1933), Chinese immigrant fortune teller in California
Bob Chow (1907–2003), American sports shooter
William Kwai Sun Chow (1914–1987), American martial artist
Chow Shiu-hung (born 1935), Hong Kong-born footballer who competed internationally for the Republic of China
Chow Kwong Choi (born 1943), Hong Kong cyclist, twin brother of Chow Kwong Man
Chow Kwong Man (born 1943), Hong Kong cyclist, twin brother of Chow Kwong Choi
Lucas Chow (born c. 1953), Singaporean media executive
Jade Chow Wei Mun (born 1957), Malaysian physician
Chow Tai Ming (born 1959), Hong Kong cyclist
Helen Chow (born 1965), Malaysian swimmer
Chow Lai Yee (born 1967), Hong Kong swimmer
Johny Chow (born John Mark Bechtel, 1972), American guitarist
Stanley Chow (born 1974), British illustrator
Felice Chow (born 1977), Trinidad and Tobago rower
Winston Chow (born 1977), American activist
Kelsey Chow (born 1991), American actress
Chi-Ming Chow (fl. 1990–present), Canadian cardiologist
Deborah Chow (fl. 2000s–present), Australian-born Canadian filmmaker
Edmond Chow (fl. 2000s–present), American computer scientist
Jack Chow, American professor of public health
Jennifer Chow (novelist), American novelist
Jerry M. Chow, American physicist
K. Victor Chow, American finance professor
May Chow, Canadian chef
Peter Sienpin Chow, electrical engineer in the United States
Yucho Chow (fl. 1905–1949), Canadian photographer
Fictional characters
David Chow (The Young and the Restless)
Kai-Lan Chow, a female Chinese-American character voiced by Jade-Lianna Peters in Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
Leslie Chow, a character played by Ken Jeong in The Hangover Trilogy
References
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- List of common Chinese surnames
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- Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries
