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Updated January 23, 2020

Family name origins & meanings

  • Chinese : a Cantonese form of Liu 1.
  • Chinese : probably from the name of Lao Mountain in Shandong province, adopted as a surname most likely during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
  • Chinese : a Cantonese form of Liu 3.
  • Laotian : unexplained.
  • Tongan : unexplained.

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