# Shih (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/shih/  
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 of Chinese origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,935 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,833 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 62,562 people |
| Change since 2000 | +20% (4,113 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌʌnˈʃiː/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Shi |

## Etymology

From Wade–Giles Romanization of Mandarin 石 (shí), 史 (shǐ), 師／师 (shī), 時／时 (shí), 士 (shì), 釋／释 (shì), and 施 (shī). Doublet of Thach.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Shih 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) | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 94% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Similar surnames

Shah, Shi, Shieh, Si, Sieh, Shaw, Shea, Seay, Su, Shay, See, So.

## 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.