The surname Hsiao
A surname, carried by 2,666 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex H200
Origin
From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 蕭／萧 (Xiāo), Wade-Giles romanization: Hsiao¹.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,666 people named Hsiao in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,809 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,208.
Who is named Hsiao
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Hsiao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.9% as two or more races and 1.8% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
- Two or more races 2.9%
- White (not Hispanic) 1.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Variant spellings
Surnames that sound like Hsiao
Hsiao has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.
Questions
- Where does the surname Hsiao come from?
- From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 蕭／萧 (Xiāo), Wade-Giles romanization: Hsiao¹.
- How common is the surname Hsiao?
- 2,666 people in the United States had the surname Hsiao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,809 Americans. It ranked 11,751st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hsiao?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hsiao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.9% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Hsiao getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,666 in 2010, up 21%.
- What are other spellings of Hsiao?
- Xiao.