The Tse surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,227 people carried this name — #5,582 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,400 people counted. That is up 15% from 5,429 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Tse surname

Borrowed from Cantonese 謝 /谢 (ze⁶).

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

In the Nordic population registers

35 people named Tse is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 35

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

Tse in American newspapers,
1901–1912.

Newspaper page from The Times Dispatch carrying the name Tse
The Times Dispatch 1912-11-03
Newspaper page from Reporter And Farmer carrying the name Tse
Reporter And Farmer 1901-01-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Tse in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

1,284 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tse. The most, 204, date from the 1950s. 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 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 322
Victoria 245
Queensland 227
Western Australia 185
South Australia 147
ACT (Canberra) 92
Tasmania 46

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

Who carried it

People named Tse,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Patrick Tse 1936–2026 · screenwriter
  • Patrick Tse 1936–2026 · screenwriter
  • Patrick Tse 1936–2026 · screenwriter
  • Patrick Tse 1936–2026 · screenwriter

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tse,
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 States40 records

40 records of the Tse name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 31
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 4
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Yick Tse

    Born 1915. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; laundry worker from San Francisco County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Wing-Yan Tse

    U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Born 1900, died 1983; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Lai Y. Tse

    Born 1923 in Tse Tsun, 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)

Showing 3 of 40 records for Tse in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Canada23 records

23 records of the Tse name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 19
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Chuen Ben Tse

    Buried in 1992 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 86.

    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 Ngan Ying Tse

    Died 1990, aged 52; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Chow Tse

    Died 1960; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 3 of 23 records for Tse in Canada.

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

France5 records

5 records of the Tse 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 Po Chu Tse

    Born 1965 in A Hong Kong (Hong Kong); died 1991 in Paris.

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

    Born 1952 in Hong-Kong (Angleterre); died 2000 in Fontainebleau (Seine-et-Marne).

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

    Born 1935 in China; died 2001 in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Tse in France.

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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Tse name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Gordon Fong Tse

    Company director of Wellington, Victoria; died 1964.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Martin Tse

    Died 1978; buried at Woden Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Leung Shui Tse

    Of Moorabbin, Victoria; died 2001.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Tse in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Tse 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 Man Sun Tse

    Died 1971 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

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

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