How common is the surname Hsu?

16,907 people in the United States had the surname Hsu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,261 Americans. It ranked 2,147th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hsu?

Stephanie Hsu, American actress.

Where is the surname Hsu most common?

Wikidata records people named Hsu in the United States.

Is the surname Hsu getting more or less common?

More common. 14,838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,907 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Hsu

A Chinese surname, carried by 16,907 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hsu is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Mandarin 許／许 (Xǔ) or 徐 (Xú) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsü.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,907 people named Hsu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,261 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,838.

#2,147

rank among US surnames

16,907

people in 2010

5.7

per 100,000 Americans

+13.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,254)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,138	Grayson	16,946	18,219
#2,139	Finney	16,939	18,227
#2,140	Bueno	16,936	18,230
#2,141	Cottrell	16,930	18,237
#2,142	Whitlock	16,927	18,240
#2,143	Bello	16,915	18,253
#2,144	Frias	16,911	18,257

Who is named Hsu

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Hsu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.6% as two or more races and 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
Two or more races 3.6%
White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Hsus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephanie Hsu
American actress, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Sheu
Syu
Xu

Surnames that sound like Hsu

Hsu has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hsu come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 許／许 (Xǔ) or 徐 (Xú) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsü.
How common is the surname Hsu?: 16,907 people in the United States had the surname Hsu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,261 Americans. It ranked 2,147th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hsu?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hsu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Hsu?: Stephanie Hsu, American actress.
Where is the surname Hsu most common?: Wikidata records people named Hsu in the United States.
Is the surname Hsu getting more or less common?: More common. 14,838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,907 in 2010, up 14%.
What are other spellings of Hsu?: Sheu, Syu and Xu.