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    The surname Tsui

    A surname, carried by 3,168 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T200

    Tsui: #10,180 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tsui #10,180, 3,168 people Tsui: #10,180 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tsui #10,180, 3,168 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tsui is more common than 93.7% of them.

    Origin

    From Cantonese 徐 (ceoi⁴) or 崔 (ceoi¹).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,168 people named Tsui in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,458 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,725.

    #10,180
    rank among US surnames
    3,168
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +16.3%
    change since 2000 (was #10,748)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,174Labrie3,17197,365
    #10,176Swinford3,17097,396
    #10,179Tennison3,16997,427
    #10,180Cryer3,16897,458
    #10,184Crumpler3,16697,519
    #10,185Hakim3,16597,550

    Who is named Tsui

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

    94% of people named Tsui identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.6% as two or more races and 1.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
    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 Tsuis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sam Tsui
      American musician, born 1989

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Tsui

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tsui come from?
    From Cantonese 徐 (ceoi⁴) or 崔 (ceoi¹).
    How common is the surname Tsui?
    3,168 people in the United States had the surname Tsui in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,458 Americans. It ranked 10,180th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tsui?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Tsui identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.6% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Tsui?
    Sam Tsui, American musician.
    Where is the surname Tsui most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tsui in the United States.
    Is the surname Tsui getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,725 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,168 in 2010, up 16%.