Researching Lucy Liu
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The name Lucy means "Light" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Lucy Liu on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Lucy Liu in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Liu ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lucy Liu and the Liu Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Liu Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Liu family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Lucy Liu at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Lucy Liu using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Lucy Liu.
Research the Liu surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Liu Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1968 people with the Liu surname in the UK? Liu is now ranked number 2367 for popularity in the UK. |
Liu Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Lucy Liu.
Study MyTrees for information on the Liu family and people looking to contact living Liu relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Liu records submitted by people who are already researching the Liu Family Tree.
Find Lucy Liu from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Liu Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Liu surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Liu surname in the USA? Liu is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Liu Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Lucy Liu. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Lucy Liu
Lucy Liu
Lucy Alexis Liu (born Lucy Liu; December 2, 1968) is an American actress, producer, and artist who has worked in both television and film. She has won two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Seoul International Drama Award. She has also been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Liu has starred as Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), Alex Munday in two Charlie's Angels films (2000 and 2003) and Joan Watson in the crime-drama series Elementary (2012–2019). Her film work includes starring in Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), and Set It Up (2018). She provided voice acting for Master Viper in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–2016) and Silvermist in the Tinker Bell series (2008–2014). Her other voice credits include Mulan II (2004), as well as the English and Mandarin-dubbed versions of Magic Wonderland (2014) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013).
Source: Lucy Liu, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Liu
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