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Yau (surname)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yau is a surname. It is a romanisation of multiple surnames in Cantonese speaking regions (including Hong Kong) based on different varieties of Chinese, as well as a surname in other cultures.

Among respondents to the 2000 United States Census, Yau was the 394th-most common surname among Asian Pacific Americans, and 10,881th-most common overall, with 2,686 bearers (93.9% of whom identified as Asian/Pacific Islander).[1]

Cantonese romanisation of 丘

For people with the same Chinese surname but romanised differently, see Qiū (surname) § 丘.
  • Shing-Tung Yau (丘成桐; born 1949), Chinese-born American mathematician
  • Stephen Shing-Toung Yau (丘成栋; born 1952), Hong Kong-born American mathematician, brother of Shing-Tung Yau
  • Algernon Yau (丘應樺; born 1959), Hong Kong businessperson and polictican
  • Alan Yau (丘德威; born 1962), Hong Kong-born British restaurateur
  • Yau Kin Wai (丘健威; born 1973), Hong Kong football defender

Cantonese romanisation of 邱

For people with the same Chinese surname but romanised differently, see Qiū (surname) § 邱.
  • Yau Leung (邱良; 1941–1997), Hong Kong street photographer
  • Yau Lop Poon (邱立本; born 1950), Hong Kong journalist
  • Edward Yau (邱騰華; born 1960), Hong Kong government official
  • Herman Yau (邱禮濤; born 1961), Hong Kong film director
  • Chingmy Yau (邱淑貞; born 1968), Hong Kong actress
  • Benny Yau (邱穟恆; born 1980), Hong Kong-born Canadian television presenter
  • Yung Yau (邱勇), Hong Kong housing studies professor
  • Stanley Yau (邱士縉), member of Hong Kong boy band Mirror
  • Tiger Yau (邱傲然), member of Hong Kong boy band Mirror

Cantonese romanisation of 尤

For people with the same Chinese surname but romanised differently, see You (surname) § Yóu 尤.
  • Yau Lit (尢列; 1864–1936), Chinese revolutionary
  • Carrie Yau (尤曾家麗; born 1955), Hong Kong government official

Cantonese romanisation of 游

For people with the same Chinese surname but romanised differently, see You (surname) § Yóu 游.

Mandarin romanisation of 姚

For people with the same Chinese surname but romanised differently, see Yao (surname).

Yau is the spelling in Gwoyeu Romatzyh (a less common-system of transcribing Mandarin Chinese) of the surname spelled Yào in the more widespread pinyin system.

  • Horng-Tzer Yau (姚鴻澤; born 1959), Taiwanese-born American mathematician
  • John Yau (born 1950), American poet of Chinese descent

Other

People with a non-Chinese surname Yau, or whose names as written in Chinese characters are not available:

References

  1. ^ "Most common last names for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S." Mongabay. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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