How common is the surname Xie?

9,716 people in the United States had the surname Xie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,777 Americans. It ranked 3,662nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Xie?

Tony Hsieh, American businessman (1973–2020), followed by Hsieh Tung-min.

Where is the surname Xie most common?

Wikidata records people named Xie in the United States and Republic of China.

Is the surname Xie getting more or less common?

More common. 4,812 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,716 in 2010, up 102%.

The surname Xie

A Chinese surname, carried by 9,716 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex X000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Xie is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 謝 /谢 (xiè).

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 9,716 people named Xie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,777 Americans. That is up 102% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,812.

#3,662

rank among US surnames

9,716

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+101.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,505)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,653	Latimer	9,733	31,722
#3,654	Cha	9,732	31,725
#3,655	Melo	9,731	31,728
#3,656	Keaton	9,723	31,754
#3,657	Handley	9,722	31,757
#3,659	Ledezma	9,721	31,761
#3,660	Binder	9,720	31,764

Who is named Xie

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

98% of people named Xie identified as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Asian and Pacific Islander 98%
White (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Two or more races 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Xies

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tony Hsieh
American businessman (1973–2020)
Hsieh Tung-min
6th Vice President of Republic of China, 1908–2001
Tehching Hsieh
American artist (born 1950)

Notable Xies come mostly from the United States (2) and Republic of China (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Xie

Xie has the Soundex code X000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code X000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Xie come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 謝 /谢 (xiè).
How common is the surname Xie?: 9,716 people in the United States had the surname Xie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,777 Americans. It ranked 3,662nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Xie?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Xie identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 0.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Xie?: Tony Hsieh, American businessman (1973–2020), followed by Hsieh Tung-min.
Where is the surname Xie most common?: Wikidata records people named Xie in the United States and Republic of China.
Is the surname Xie getting more or less common?: More common. 4,812 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,716 in 2010, up 102%.
What are other spellings of Xie?: Hsieh and Sieh.