Niu (surname)

Niu (Chinese: 牛; pinyin: Niú) is a Chinese family name was listed 310th on the Song Dynasty list of the Hundred Family Surnames. It means "ox". According to a 2013 study it was the 103rd most common surname at the time, shared by 2.20 million people, or 0.150% of the total population, with the province with the most being Henan.

For the surname 鈕/钮 Niǔ, a Sinicised form of a Manchu clan, see Niohuru.
For Niu/Neo, the Hokkien and Teochew surname written 梁, see Liang (surname).
Niu
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Meaning"cow", "bull"

Prominent people with family name 牛
  • Consort Niu (牛昭容), a concubine said to be a power behind the throne after Tang emperor Shunzong suffered a stroke.
  • Niu Ben (牛犇), stage name of Chinese actor Zhang Xuejing.
  • Niu Fu (牛辅), general during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period.
  • Niu Guannan (牛冠男), Chinese water polo player.
  • Niu Huijun (牛惠君), international football referee.
  • Niu Jianfeng (牛剑锋), Chinese bronze medallist in table tennis at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
  • Niu Junfeng (牛骏峰), Chinese actor.
  • Niu Jin (牛金), general during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period.
  • Niu Lijie (牛丽杰), former Chinese women's national football team member.
  • Rong Niu or Red Panda (born 1970/1971), Chinese American acrobat
  • Niu Sengru (牛僧孺), chancellor for Tang emperors Muzong, Jingzong and Wenzong.
  • Niu Weiyu (牛畏予), Chinese photojournalist and head of the Xinhua News Agency.
  • Niu Xianke (牛仙客), chancellor for Tang emperor Xuanzong.
  • Niu Yingzhen, poet
  • Niu Zhiyuan (牛志远), Chinese sport shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
  • Niu Zhizhong (牛志忠), member of China's 18th Central Committee from 2012, expelled from the Party in 2016.
  • Niu Zhuang (牛壮), Chinese former professional snooker player.
  • Thomas Niu Huiqing (牛会卿), Chinese Catholic bishop.
  • Yuh-Line Niou (牛毓琳), New York State Assembly member
  • Zhisheng Niu (牛志升), electrical engineering professor.
  • Niu Chiao
  • Niu Lizhi

See also
  • All pages with titles beginning with Niu
  • All pages with titles containing Niu
  • Niu (surname)
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