The Hsu surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,907 people carried this name — #2,147 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,500 people counted. That is up 14% from 14,838 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Hsu surname

Borrowed from Mandarin 許／许 (Xǔ) or 徐 (Xú) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsü.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hsu» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 275 people named Hsu live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 197
Buenos Aires Province 29
Santa Fe 23
Tucumán 16
Misiones 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

91 people named Hsu live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 36
Geneva 23
Vaud 17
Aargau 5
Bern 5
Basel-Stadt 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 28 people named Hsu.

Most of them — 25 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Eure-et-Loir.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 25
Eure-et-Loir 1
Ille-et-Vilaine 1
Loire-Atlantique 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

62 people named Hsu is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 62

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Hsu in American newspapers,
1900–1924.

Newspaper page from Americus Times-recorder carrying the name Hsu
Americus Times-recorder 1924-10-15
Newspaper page from The Idaho Republican carrying the name Hsu
The Idaho Republican 1920-05-14
Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Hsu
The San Francisco Call 1900-09-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 92,839 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hsu in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

1,440 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hsu. The most, 303, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 379
Victoria 351
Queensland 293
South Australia 195
Western Australia 82
ACT (Canberra) 62
Tasmania 62
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hsu.

Who carried it

People named Hsu,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hsu Ling-Yun
    Hsu Ling-Yun 1862–1944 · civil servant
  • Hsu Ling-Yun
    Hsu Ling-Yun 1862–1944 · civil servant
  • Jack Hsu 1901– · artist
  • Henry Hsu 1912–2009 · politician
  • Henry Hsu 1912–2009 · politician
  • Francis Hsu 1920–1973 · Catholic priest

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hsu,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States244 records

244 records of the Hsu name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 242
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Paul S. Hsu

    Born 1920 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1946 at Fort Banks Boston, from Suffolk County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Ping Yung Hsu

    Born 1913 in Lenchi, China. Entered the United States at San Francisco in 1948. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)
  3. An Oregon State Board of Health certificate of death, 1910
    Example: U.S. death certificate, 1910
    Death record Szehao Hsu

    Died 1961 in New York State, aged 62.

    New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index

Showing 3 of 244 records for Hsu in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0); Certificate of death, Oregon State Board of Health, 1910, Oregon State Archives (public domain).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Hsu name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Tsuan Hsu

    Died 1958 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 50; cook.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hong Ching Hsu

    Died 1966 in Enschede; born in Chekiang (China).

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Yung Chung Hsu

    Died 1960 in Arnhem, aged 59; "restauranthouder".

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hsu in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Hsu name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Tso Tung Hsu

    Buried in 1990 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 84.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record King Han Hsu

    Died 1977; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Yu Yee Hsu

    Buried in 2000 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Hsu name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Yas Hsun Hsu

    Born 1902 in China; died 1997 in Avallon (Yonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mei Yu Hsu

    Born 1948 in Taipei (Taïwan); died 2001 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Song Mong Hsu

    Born 1905 in China; died 1994 in Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc (Loire-Atlantique).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Hsu name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary Hsu

    Retired of Ripponlea, Victoria; died 1980.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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