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    The surname Hsueh

    A surname, carried by 910 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H200

    Hsueh: #26,747 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hsueh #26,747, 910 people Hsueh: #26,747 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hsueh #26,747, 910 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hsueh is more common than 83.5% of them.

    Origin

    From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 薛 (Xuē), Wade-Giles romanization: Hsüeh¹.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 910 people named Hsueh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 339,281 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 799.

    #26,747
    rank among US surnames
    910
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.9%
    change since 2000 (was #28,194)

    Who is named Hsueh

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

    95% of people named Hsueh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.1% as two or more races and 1.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

    Famous Hsuehs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nancy Hsueh
      American actress (1941–1980)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hsueh

    Hsueh 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 Hsueh come from?
    From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 薛 (Xuē), Wade-Giles romanization: Hsüeh¹.
    How common is the surname Hsueh?
    910 people in the United States had the surname Hsueh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 339,281 Americans. It ranked 26,747th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hsueh?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hsueh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.1% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Hsueh?
    Nancy Hsueh, American actress (1941–1980).
    Where is the surname Hsueh most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hsueh in the United States.
    Is the surname Hsueh getting more or less common?
    More common. 799 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 910 in 2010, up 14%.
    What are other spellings of Hsueh?
    Xue.