Chinese family name
Xu (胥, SHOO) is a Chinese surname. It is romanized as Hsü in Wade–Giles and Seoi in Cantonese. According to a 2013 study, it was the 267th most common name in China; it was shared by 285,000 people, or 0.021% of the population, being most popular in Sichuan.[1] It is the 285th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[2]
Origins
The character 胥 means "assist," "store" or "all;" it formerly referred to a kind of low-ranking official or assistant.[3][4] The surname is traced to:
Notable people
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