Xu

See also: xu, xù, xú, xū, xǔ, xử, xứ, and ǃXũ

English

Alternative forms

Hsu, Hsü (Wade–Giles)
Sheu (Gwoyeu Romatzyh)
Syu (Tongyong Pinyin)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 徐 (Xú) or 許 / 许.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃuː/
enPR: shü

Proper noun

Xu (plural Xus)

A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 徐 (Xú) or 許 / 许.

Related terms

(surname from 徐 (Xú)):
- Chee (Hakka, Hokkien)
- Cher (Teochew)
- Chui, Tsui, Chooi, Choi (Cantonese)
- Hsu (Mandarin)
- See, Ser (Hokkien)
- Seo (Korean)
- Zee (Shanghainese)
(surname from 許 / 许 (Xǔ)):
- Hee (Fuzhou, Hakka)
- Heo (Korean)
- Hsu (Mandarin)
- Hua (Vietnamese)
- Hui, Hoi, Hooi (Cantonese)
- Kho, Khor, Khaw, Ko, Koh (Hokkien, Teochew)

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Xu is the 1381^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 25622 individuals. Xu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (98.25%) individuals.

See also

Anagrams

& ux., UX