# Hsieh (surname)

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

A surname from Mandarin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,382 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,453 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 48,378 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (5,494 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Xie |

## Etymology

From the Mandarin 謝 /谢 (Xiè) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsieh⁴.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hsieh 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) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 94% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |

## Similar surnames

Hise, Hsueh, Hsia, Hayes, Hicks, Hess, House, Haas, Hays, Hickey, Hooks, Hawk.

## 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.