Hsu
See also: Hsü
English
Alternative forms
- Hsü (also from Wade–Giles)
- Sheu (Gwoyeu Romatzyh)
- Syu (Tongyong Pinyin)
- Xu (Hanyu Pinyin)
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 許/许 (Xǔ) or 徐 (Xú) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsü.
Proper noun
Hsu (plural Hsus)
- A surname.
- 2011 December 29, “Shanping Forest Ecological Science Park”, in Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, archived from the original on 2023-08-06:
- In 1953, station director Cheng Tsung-yuan used timber from trees blown down in high winds to construct a hexagonal hall that would represent Liouguei. It was named Tsu Ching Hall, after Hsu Ching-chong, first agriculture director of the Taiwanese provincial government.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hsu is the 2147th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16907 individuals. Hsu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.78%) individuals.
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