Qiu Rixiu A person from the Qing Dynasty. He inspected the river courses in Shandong, Henan, and Anhui multiple times. He also supervised the dredging of the Yongding River and the North Canal. He served as the Minister of Justice.

Migration and Distribution The Qiu clan is an ancient surname group with multiple ethnicities and origins. It is not ranked among the top 300 surnames on the Chinese mainland and in Taiwan Province, with a population of only about 22,800. However, it was ranked 236th in the Song edition of the "Hundred Family Surnames". The mainstream of the Qiu clan originated in the central and western regions of present - day Shandong. Later, they migrated and spread to Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places, and formed a prominent clan in Tianshui Commandery (present - day Tianshui, Gansu).

Qiu Chujji Qiu Chi (464–508), style name Xifan, was a native of Wucheng (now Wuxing County, Zhejiang Province) between the Southern Qi and Liang dynasties. He was able to write articles at the age of eight. Emperor Wu of Liang once appointed him as a Secretary in the Palace and an attendant awaiting imperial orders in the Wende Hall. The emperor once wrote Lianzhu poems, and dozens of court officials followed suit. The ones written by Qiu Chi were elegant and charming in diction, ranking first among them at that time. Qiu Xinggong A native of Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty. He was good at riding and archery. During the Zhenguan period (627–649), he made great contributions in the conquest of Gaochang. An order was issued to carve stone statues of humans and horses and erect them in front of the Que Gate of the Zhaoling Mausoleum to honor him. He served as the governor of Ji and Shan Prefectures.

Migration and Distribution During the Song Dynasty, the population of the Qiu surname was approximately 41,000. Their distribution across the country was mainly concentrated in Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan, Gansu, and Sichuan. These five provinces accounted for about 88% of the total Qiu population. Secondly, they were also distributed in Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other places. Shaanxi was the province with the largest Qiu population, accounting for about 21% of the total. During the Ming Dynasty, the population of the Qiu surname was approximately 88,000, accounting for about 0.09% of the national population, ranking after the 150th among the major surnames. Their distribution across the country was mainly concentrated in Gansu, Shandong, Shanxi, and Zhejiang. These four provinces accounted for about 89% of the total Qiu population. Gansu was the province with the largest Qiu population, accounting for about 40% of the total. Contemporary Distribution and Map of the Qiu Surname Currently, the population of the Qiu surname is approximately 290,000, accounting for about 0.023% of the national population, ranking as the 250th major surname. Over the past 1000 years from the Song Dynasty to the present, the growth rate of the Qiu population has shown a "^"-shaped trend. At present, the Qiu surname is mainly concentrated in Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, and Sichuan. These six provinces and autonomous regions account for about 64% of the total Qiu population. Secondly, they are also distributed in Shanghai, Gansu, Tianjin, Guizhou, Shanxi, Hebei and other places. Jiangsu is the province with the largest Qiu population, where 31% of the total Qiu population resides. The distribution frequency map of the Qiu surname in the population shows that in Jiangsu, Shanghai, Anhui, most parts of Zhejiang, northern Jiangxi, most parts of Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, and Hainan, Guizhou, most parts of Yunnan, Sichuan, and Chongqing, eastern Qinghai, the northwest of Xinjiang, southern Gansu, Ningxia, the western section of Shaanxi, the central, western and eastern parts of Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, and the northeast of Hebei, the proportion of the Qiu surname in the local population is generally above 0.04%, and can reach over 0.6% at most. The above - mentioned areas cover about 41% of the country's total land area and are home to about 82% of the Qiu population.