Chinese family name
Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the W ...
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Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
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Hundred Family Surnames
The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dyn ...
.'' 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.
Prominent people with family name 牛
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Consort Niu Consort Niu, imperial consort rank ''Zhaorong'' (牛昭容, personal name unknown) was an imperial consort of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. She was a concubine to Emperor Shunzong (Li Song).
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(牛昭容), a concubine said to be a power behind the throne after Tang emperor Shunzong suffered a stroke.
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Niu Ben
Zhang Xuejing (张学景, Tianjin, 1935-), stagename Niu Ben (牛犇) is a Chinese film actor.
Biography
He lost both of his parents at the age of six, then lived with his oldest brother, who worked as a driver at the third film factory in Beij ...
(牛犇), stage name of Chinese actor Zhang Xuejing.
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Niu Fu
Niu Fu () (died 192) was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Dong Zhuo during the late Eastern Han dynasty.
Life
Niu Fu had served under the warlord Dong Zhuo when the latter was still serving as a military genera ...
(牛辅), general during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period.
* Niu Guannan (牛冠男), Chinese water polo player.
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Niu Huijun
Niu Huijun (; ; born January 13, 1969) is a Chinese football referee.
A teacher by profession, she refereed her first international match in 2004 before going on to officiate at the 2005 Southeast Asian games and the 2006 Asian Games.
Niu was s ...
(牛惠君), international football referee.
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Niu Jianfeng
Niu Jianfeng (; born on April 3, 1981, in Baoding, Hebei) is a Chinese table tennis
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(牛剑锋), Chinese bronze medallist in table tennis at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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Niu Junfeng
Niu Junfeng (; born 1 December 1992), is a Chinese actor and singer. He learnt Peking opera since young, and later received direct admission to National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. Niu debuted as a child actor at the age of ten. He successfu ...
(牛骏峰), Chinese actor.
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Niu Jin
Niu Jin () ( 208–238) was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He continued serving in the state of Cao Wei, founded by Cao Cao's successor Cao Pi, during the Three Kingdoms period ...
(牛金), general during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period.
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Niu Lijie
Niu Lijie (born 12 April 1969) is a Chinese former football player who played for the China women's national football team. She represented China at the 1996 Summer OlympicsNiu 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.
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Niu Zhuang
Niu Zhuang (, born 26 June 1994) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.
Career
Niu first received attention in world snooker when he entered APTC Event 2 in 2012, reaching the last 16 and defeating established professionals Mark Ki ...
(牛壮), Chinese former professional snooker player.
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Thomas Niu Huiqing
Thomas Niu Huiqing (; 18 September 1895 - 28 February 1973) was a Chinese Catholic priest and bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing and Yanggu.
Biography
Niu was born in Xinhe County, Hebei, on September 18, 1895, during the late Qi ...
(牛会卿), Chinese Catholic bishop.
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Yuh-Line Niou
Yuh-Line Niou ( , born July 15, 1983) is a Taiwanese-American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 65th district. The Lower Manhattan district, which is heavily Democratic and over 40% Asian American, includes ...