Tsui is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two Chinese surnames, namely Cuī () and ().

Tsui
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
DerivationToponymic
Other names
Variant form(s)
  • : Cui, Chui
  • : Xu, Hsu, Chui

Origins

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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]

Statistics

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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

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Academics

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  • Daniel C. Tsui (崔琦; born 1939), Henan-born American physicist
  • Amy Tsui (born 1949), American demographer
  • 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
  • Ban Tsui (徐志豪; born 1963), Hong Kong-born Canadian Anesthesiologist
  • Anne S. Tsui (fl. 1970s–present), Shanghai-born American business professor
  • Tsui Ming-sum (fl. 1980s–2010s), Hong Kong social scientist
  • Kennie Tsui (fl. 2016–present), New Zealand chemical engineer

Athletes

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Entertainment industry

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  • 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; 1938–20??), 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
  • Yvette Tsui (麗心; born 1963), Taiwanese television host
  • 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
  • Jeremy Tsui (徐正溪; born 1985), Chinese actor
  • Sam Tsui (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
  • Harrison Tsui (born 1995), Hong Kong fashion photographer

Politics and government

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  • Tsui Kwo Yin (崔國因; 1831–1909), Qing diplomat
  • Tsui Po-ko (徐步高; 1970–2006), Hong Kong policetable
  • Caspar Tsui (徐英偉; born 1977), Hong Kong politician
  • Tsui Shung-yiu (fl. 1970s–2000s), Hong Kong civil servant
  • Tori Tsui (fl. 2015–present), Hong Kong climate activist

Other

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  • Tsui Sze-man (徐四民; 1914–2007), Burmese-born Hong Kong magazine publisher
  • Tsui Tsin-tong (徐展堂; 1941–2010), Hong Kong businessman
  • Kitty Tsui (born 1952), Hong Kong-born American writer and stage actor
  • Eugene Tssui (崔悅君; born Eugene Tsui, 1954), American architect
  • Tsui Teh-li (崔德禮; fl. 1990s), member of the executive board of the Boy Scouts of China
  • Christopher Tsui (born 1981), Hong Kong-born British businessman and racehorse owner

See also

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  • Hui (surname), the Cantonese spelling of another surname transcribed as Xǔ in Pinyin ()

References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press. p. 506. ISBN 9780199771691.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Chao, Sheau-yueh J. (2000). Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 182. ISBN 9780806349466.
  4. ^ Chao 2000, p. 77
  5. ^ "How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 5 September 2018.