# Hsiao (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hsiao/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,666 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,751 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 115,809 people |
| Change since 2000 | +21% (2,208 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Xiao |

## Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 蕭／萧 (Xiāo), Wade-Giles romanization: Hsiao¹.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hsiao in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 95% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Similar surnames

Hsia, Hayes, Hicks, Hess, House, Haas, Hays, Hickey, Hooks, Hawk, Hsu, Hogue.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.