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    The surname Tse

    A Chinese surname, carried by 6,227 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /si/ 1 syllable Soundex T200

    Tse: #5,582 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tse #5,582, 6,227 people Tse: #5,582 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tse #5,582, 6,227 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tse is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    Chinese origin

    Borrowed from Cantonese 謝 /谢 (ze⁶).

    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 6,227 people named Tse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,582 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,429.

    #5,582
    rank among US surnames
    6,227
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.7%
    change since 2000 (was #5,837)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,576Sellars6,23249,542
    #5,577Medellin6,23149,550
    #5,578Thach6,22949,566
    #5,582Tse6,22749,582
    #5,583Stockman6,22649,590

    Who is named Tse

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

    94% of people named Tse identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% as two or more races and 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    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 Tses

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alex Tse
      American screenwriter, born 1976

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tse

    Tse has the Soundex code T200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T200.

    Other Chinese surnames

    All 193 Chinese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tse come from?
    Borrowed from Cantonese 謝 /谢 (ze⁶).
    How common is the surname Tse?
    6,227 people in the United States had the surname Tse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,582 Americans. It ranked 5,582nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tse?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Tse identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.3% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Tse?
    Alex Tse, American screenwriter.
    Where is the surname Tse most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tse in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Tse?
    Tse is /si/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Tse getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,227 in 2010, up 15%.