Tsui
Tsui is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two Chinese surnames, namely Cuī (崔) and Xú (徐).
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Origins
Tsui may be an alternative transliteration of two separate Chinese surnames, listed below by their Hanyu Pinyin transliteration (which reflects the Mandarin pronunciation):[1][2]
- Cuī (崔), which originated as a toponymic surname from a fief by that name in the state of Qi; a grandson of Jiang Ziya renounced his claim to the throne and went to live in that fief, and his descendants took its name as their surname. It is spelled Ts'ui4 in the Wade–Giles system of transliterating Mandarin (which remains common in Taiwan and was used until the 20th century in other regions).[3] The spelling Tsui may also be based on the Cantonese pronunciation (Jyutping: Ceoi1; Cantonese Yale: Chēui).
- Xú (徐), which originated as a toponymic surname from the ancient state of Xu, adopted by the descendants of Boyi after the state was annexed by the state of Chu.[4] The spelling Tsui is based on its Cantonese pronunciation (Jyutping: Ceoi4; Cantonese Yale: Chèuih); it is nearly homophonous with the above surname in Cantonese aside from the differing tone.
Statistics
The 2010 United States Census found 3,168 people with the surname Tsui, making it the 10,180th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 2,725 (10,748th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian, and roughly two percent as White.[5]
People
Academics
- Daniel C. Tsui (崔琦; born 1939), Henan-born American physicist
- Lap-Chee Tsui (徐立之; born 1950), Shanghai-born Canadian geneticist
- Tsui Tin-Chau (徐天就; born 1958), Hong Kong-born Dutch teacher
- Tsui Ming-sum (fl. 1980s–2010s), Hong Kong social scientist
Athletes
- Tsui Fang-hsuan (born 1984), Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner
- Tsui Wan Yi (born 1984), Hong Kong fencer
- Tsui Chi Ho (徐志豪; born 1990), Hong Kong sprinter
- Tsui Wang Kit (徐宏傑; born 1997), Hong Kong footballer
Entertainment industry
- Tsui Hsiao-ping (崔小萍; 1923–2017), Jinan-born radio personality in Taiwan
- Tsui Fu-sheng (崔福生; 1931–2013), Taiwanese actor
- Tsui Ping (崔萍; born 1938), Harbin-born Mandarin-language pop singer in Hong Kong
- Paula Tsui (徐小鳳; born 1949), Hong Kong singer
- Tsui Hark (徐克; born 1950), Hong Kong film director
- Tsui Siu-ming (徐小明; born 1953), Hong Kong actor
- Elvis Tsui (徐錦江; born 1961), Hong Kong actor
- Tsui Wing (徐榮; born 1974), Hong Kong actor
- Kate Tsui (徐子珊; born 1979), Hong Kong actress
- Roy Tsui (徐家豪; born 1980), Hong Kong lyricist
- Sam Tsui (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
Other
- Tsui Tsin-tong (徐展堂; 1941–2010), Hong Kong businessman
- Tsui Po-ko (徐步高; 1970–2006), Hong Kong police constable
- Tsui Shung-yiu (fl. 1970s–2000s), Hong Kong civil servant
- Tsui Teh-li (崔德禮; fl. 1990s), member of the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of China
See also
- Hui (surname), the Cantonese spelling of another surname transcribed as Xǔ in Pinyin (許)
References
- Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Volume 3. Oxford University Press. p. 506. ISBN 9780199771691.
- Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2972. ISBN 9780192527479.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Chao, Sheau-yueh J. (2000). Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 182.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Chao 2000, p. 77
- "How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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