Английская Википедия:Chow (surname)
Chow is a Chinese and English surname.
Origins
As an English surname, Chow originated as a nickname, from Middle English Шаблон:Lang, meaning "chough" or "jackdaw".[1]
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 (Шаблон:Zh), romanised Chow based on its Cantonese pronunciation (Шаблон:Zh)[2]
- Zōu (Шаблон:Zh), homophonous with the above surname in Cantonese, though not in other varieties of Chinese[3]
- Qiū (Шаблон:Zh), romanised Chow based on its Cantonese pronunciation (Шаблон:Zh)[4]
- Zhào (Шаблон:Zh)[5]
- Cáo (Шаблон:Zh)[6]
- Qiú (Шаблон:Zh)[7]
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.[1]
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.[8] It was the 72nd-most-common surname among respondents to the 2000 Census who identified as Asian.[9]
People
Chinese surname Zhōu (Шаблон:Lang)
- Shouson Chow (Шаблон:Lang; 1861–1959), Hong Kong businessman
- M. D. Chow (Шаблон:Lang; 1878–1949), Chinese philatelist and mathematician
- Chow Chih (Шаблон:Lang; 1890–1953), Chinese general of the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Chow Chi-yuen (Шаблон:Lang; 1900–1971), Hong Kong businessman, founder of the Chow Tai Fook jewellery chain
- Chow Chung-cheng (Шаблон:Lang; 1908–1996), Chinese-born artist in Germany
- Wei-Liang Chow (Шаблон:Lang; 1911–1995), Shanghai-born mathematician who worked in algebraic geometry
- Wen Tsing Chow (Шаблон:Lang; 1918–2001), Chinese-born American missile guidance scientist
- Ven Te Chow (Шаблон:Lang; 1919–1981), Chinese-born engineer and educator in the United States
- Ruby Chow (Шаблон:Lang; 1920–2008), American restaurateur and politician
- Chow Lien-hwa (Шаблон:Lang; 1920–2016), Chinese Baptist minister
- Yuan-Shih Chow (Шаблон:Lang; 1924–2022), Chinese-born American statistician
- Chow Kwen Lim (Шаблон:Lang; 1928–2016), Hong Kong businessman, founder of the Chow Sang Sang jewellery chain
- Chow Chung (Шаблон:Lang; born 1931), Hong Kong film and television actor
- Chow Yei-ching (Шаблон:Lang; 1935–2018), Hong Kong businessman
- Chow Ching Lie (Шаблон:Lang; born 1936), Chinese-born French writer
- Chow Yam-nam (Шаблон:Lang; 1937–2013), Thai guru
- Michael Chow (restaurateur) (Шаблон:Lang; born 1939), founder of the Mr. Chow restaurant chain
- Chow Kwai Lam (Шаблон:Lang; 1942–2018), Malaysian footballer
- Esther Ngan-ling Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1943), Chinese-born sociologist in the United States
- Louise Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1943), Chinese-born biochemistry professor in the United States
- Selina Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1945), Hong Kong media executive and politician
- Cheryl Chow (1946–2013), American educator and politician, daughter of Ruby Chow
- Norm Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1946), American football coach
- Chow Kai Wing (Шаблон:Lang; born 1947), Hong Kong history professor
- York Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1947), Hong Kong politician
- Chow Chung-kong (Шаблон:Lang; 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) (Шаблон:Lang; born 1950), Macau politician
- George Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born Шаблон:C.), Hong Kong-born Canadian politician
- Chow Kim Hoong (Шаблон:Lang; 1950–1973), Malaysian-born stateless person and convicted murderer
- Robert Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1950), Hong Kong journalist
- Ronald Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1951), Hong Kong politician
- Christine Chow Ma (Шаблон:Lang; born 1952), Hong Kong-born wife of former Republic of China president Ma Ying-jeou
- Stephen Chow Chun-kay (Шаблон:Lang; born 1954), Hong Kong businessman
- Jennifer Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1955), Hong Kong politician
- Chow Yun-fat (Шаблон:Lang; born 1955), Hong Kong film actor
- Chow Wai-keung (Шаблон:Lang; born Шаблон:C.), Hong Kong social worker and politician
- Billy Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1958), Hong Kong film actor and kickboxer
- Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1959), Hong Kong-born organized crime boss in San Francisco
- Michael Chow (actor) (Шаблон:Lang; born 1960), Hong Kong actor
- Stephen Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1962), Hong Kong film actor and director
- Kathy Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1966), Chinese actress and singer
- Vivian Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1967), Hong Kong actress and singer
- Valerie Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1970), Hong Kong actress and fashion publicist
- Angela Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1972), Taiwan-born Canadian actress
- Chow Tsz Ki (Шаблон:Lang; born 1972), Hong Kong fencer
- China Chow (born 1974), British actress, daughter of restaurateur Michael Chow
- Wave Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1975), Hong Kong newspaper columnist
- Amy Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1978), American gymnast who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics
- Duncan Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1978), Hong Kong actor
- Endy Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1979), Hong Kong singer
- Holden Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1979), Hong Kong solicitor and actor
- Niki Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1979), Hong Kong actress and singer
- Chow Chun Fai (Шаблон:Lang; born 1980), Hong Kong artist
- Chow Ho-Wan (Шаблон:Lang; born 1982), Hong Kong racing rider
- Janet Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1983), Hong Kong actress
- Crystal Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1986), Hong Kong activist
- Edward Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1987), Hong Kong figure skater
- Lori Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1988), Canadian-born Hong Kong fashion model
- Chow Cheuk Fung (Шаблон:Lang; born 1989), Hong Kong footballer
- Alex Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1990), Hong Kong activist
- Tim Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1994), British footballer who played for Chinese Taipei at the international level
- Agnes Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1996), Hong Kong activist
- Rey Chow (Шаблон:Lang; Шаблон:Fl.), Hong Kong-born cultural critic
Chinese surname Zōu (Шаблон:Lang)
- Edmund Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1925), Hong Kong lawyer
- Raymond Chow (Шаблон:Lang; 1927–2018), Hong Kong film producer and executive
- Gregory Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1930), Chinese-born American economist
- Olivia Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1957), Hong Kong–born Canadian politician
- Matt Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1968), Hong Kong screenwriter
- Chow Ka Wa (Шаблон:Lang; born 1986), Hong Kong footballer
- Chow Kwong Wing (Шаблон:Lang; born 1986), Hong Kong rower
- Chow Mei Kuan (Шаблон:Lang; born 1994), Malaysian badminton player
Chinese surname Zhào (Шаблон:Lang)
- Stefen Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1980), Malaysian photographer
- Jun Yi Chow (Шаблон:Lang), Malaysian composer
Chinese surname Cáo (Шаблон:Lang)
- Raymond Chow (artist) (Шаблон:Lang; born 1941), Canadian artist
- Chow Kon Yeow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1958), Malaysian politician
Chinese surname Qiáo (Шаблон:Lang)
- Liang Chow (Шаблон:Lang; born 1968), Chinese artistic gymnast
Chinese surname Qiú (Шаблон:Lang)
- Chow Chee Keong (Шаблон:Lang; 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 Шаблон:C.), 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 (Шаблон:Fl.), Canadian cardiologist
- Deborah Chow (Шаблон:Fl.), Australian-born Canadian filmmaker
- Edmond Chow (Шаблон:Fl.), 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 (Шаблон:Fl.), 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
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #2
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #3
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #4
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #6
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #5
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #8
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web