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)

1. A surname.
   • 2011 December 29, “Shanping Forest Ecological Science Park”, in Taiwan Forestry Research Institute‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-08-06‎^[2]:

     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 2147^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16907 individuals. Hsu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.78%) individuals.

See also

• Shu
• Xu

 

Anagrams

• HUS, Hus, SHU, Shu, Suh, USH, shu', suh, uhs, ush