Tsui
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Tsui is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two Chinese surnames, namely Cuī (
Origins
[edit]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 elsewhere until the mid-to-late 20th century).[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
[edit]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
[edit]Academics
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Tsui Hsiu-li (
崔 秀 里 ; born 1973), Taiwanese table tennis player - 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Hui (surname), the Cantonese spelling of another surname transcribed as Xǔ in Pinyin (
許 )
References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 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.
- ^ Chao, Sheau-yueh J. (2000). Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 182. ISBN 9780806349466.
- ^ Chao 2000, p. 77
- ^ "How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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