Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Chinese Scripts 闾丘, 閭丘(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ly˧˥.tɕʰjoʊ˥˥/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsLǘqiū, Lu Ch'iu, Leoi Jau, Lư Khâu, Yeogu, Ryeogu, Ryokyū Meaning & History From Chinese 閭丘 (lǘqiū), the name of a place in the ancient state of Zhu. After the Ming and Qing dynasties, many people changed their names to Lu 1 or Qiu.