The surname Sze
A Chinese surname, carried by 1,353 people in the United States.
Pronounced /siː/ 1 syllable Soundex S000
Origin
Chinese origin
Borrowed from Cantonese 施 (si¹, IPA: /siː⁵⁵/). See also Szeto, which is from Cantonese 司徒 (si¹ tou⁴, IPA: /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/).
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 1,353 people named Sze in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 228,193 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,138.
Who is named Sze
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Sze identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
- Two or more races 3.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Szes
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Sarah SzeAmerican artist (born 1969)
Other Chinese surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Sze come from?
- Borrowed from Cantonese 施 (si¹, IPA: /siː⁵⁵/). See also Szeto, which is from Cantonese 司徒 (si¹ tou⁴, IPA: /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/).
- How common is the surname Sze?
- 1,353 people in the United States had the surname Sze in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,193 Americans. It ranked 19,865th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Sze?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Sze identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Sze?
- Sarah Sze, American artist (born 1969).
- Where is the surname Sze most common?
- Wikidata records people named Sze in the United States.
- How do you pronounce Sze?
- Sze is /siː/, one syllable.
- Is the surname Sze getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,138 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,353 in 2010, up 19%.