Chinese surname No. 5 Zhou [周]

Zhou1 means : circle; circuit; round; circumference, complete, encircle.
Zhou Dao4 means : thoughtful; considerate.
Surname Zhou1 is about 2730 years old.
Variations include Chou1 (Wade-Giles), Joe [r30.5], Chow

The history of surname Zhou1 [周]
About the Zhou Dynasty(1027 - 221 B.C.) in history maintained by Leon Poon
Chow (Zhou) of Ankai Lai, information maintained by Kevin Lee
Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), first premier of the People's Republic of China.

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For some information about this, see In Search of your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames, paragraph 92. Bibliography entry 97 also refers to this surname.
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