# Su (surname)

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

A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,973 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,779 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,799 people |
| Change since 2000 | +53% (8,507 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /su/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Sue |

## Etymology

Clipping.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Su 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) | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 93% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Su in the United States, China and the People's Republic of China.

## People named Su

- Lisa Su, American business executive and electrical engineer
- Su Manshu, artist (1884-1918)
- Hua Guofeng, 2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China
- Yōbun So

## Similar surnames

Suh, Sue, Suy, Shue, Shuey, Shaw, Shah, Shea, Seay, Shi, Shay, See.

## 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.