Liaw
English
Etymology
From Mandarin or Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Taishanese 廖.
Proper noun
Liaw (plural Liaws)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Liaw is the 41657th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 522 individuals. Liaw is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.38%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Liaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 433.