Su is the
pinyin
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romanization
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of the
common Chinese surname written in
simplified characters
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and
traditionally
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.
It was listed 42nd among the
Song
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-era list of the ''
Hundred Family Surnames
The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dy ...
''.
In 2019 it was the 46th most common surname in mainland China.
Romanizations
The
Wade
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form of the name is identical to the pinyin, but it is also sometimes irregularly romanized as
Soo.
and are also romanized
So and
Sou in
Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...
;
Soh and
Souw in
Southern Min dialects;
Soh in
Teochew; and
Thu in
Gan
The word Gan or the initials GAN may refer to:
Places
*Gan, a component of Hebrew placenames literally meaning "garden"
China
* Gan River (Jiangxi)
* Gan River (Inner Mongolia),
* Gan County, in Jiangxi province
* Gansu, abbreviated ''Gā ...
.
This Chinese name is also the source of the
Vietnamese surname
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* A family name (normally patrilineal, The father’s family name may be combined with the mother's family name to form a compound family name). ...
Tô (
Chữ Nôm
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: ); the
Korean surname
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, which is
romanized So; the
Japanese surname
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, which is also
romanized So; and the Filipino/Tagalog surname So. Also, the Filipino family name "Solon" is a
Hispanicized
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version of So. The Solon clan coming from Cebu are famous for their ancestors who were government officials. The Solons were originally from
Canton.
Distribution
Su was the
41st-most-common Chinese surname in the
mainland
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during the
1982 census and the 45th-most-common in the 2007 report on
household registrations released by the
Chinese Ministry of Public Security. It has been listed as the
23rd-most-common Chinese surname in
Taiwan
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.
Su is a somewhat common surname in the
United States
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, listed 5,897th during the
1990 census and 3,835th during the year
2000 one.
US Census Bureau
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. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service.
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Accessed 6 Apr 2012. The other romanizations are less popular: So (8527 & 5167), Soo (17545 & 22160), Sou (77891 & 30226), Thu (49039 & 64912), and Soh (unlisted & 40074); Souw had fewer than one hundred resident bearers in the United States during both censuses and was unlisted both times.
Statistics Canada does not release surname lists from its censuses, but Su and So were both listed among the 200-most-common peculiarly
Chinese-Canadian surnames in a 2010 survey of the
Registered Persons Database
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of all current and former
Canadian health card recipients in the province of
Ontario
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.
Character decomposition
The character was formed by the addition of the
grass radical () to the character (
s , ''sū'', "revive"), itself a combination of the characters for "fish" (
t ,
s , ''yú'') and "grain" (, ''hé'').
Origins
The original pronunciation of 穌 has been reconstructed as ''*s.ŋˤa'' in
Old Chinese
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, but this had already developed into ''su'' by the time of
Middle Chinese
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.
[Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. '' '', p. 126. 2011. Accessed 11 October 2011.] The addition of the grass radical suggests its original meaning was its use describing varieties of the mint
perilla
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, but its general meaning today is as an abbreviation for
Suzhou and replacement for a related word meaning "revive".
As with many Chinese surnames, however, there are a variety of separate legends and origins told about the current bearers of the name.
One origin derives from Fan, purported to be the eldest grandson of the six great-great-great-great-grandsons of the
Yellow Emperor
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and said to have lived in
Kunwu (), the northeast region of
Yuncheng
Yuncheng is the southernmost prefecture-level city in Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. It borders Linfen and Jincheng municipalities to the north and east, and Henan (Luoyang and Jiyuan to the east, Sanmenxia to the south) and Shaan ...
in
Shanxi. During the
Xia dynasty
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, King
Huai
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or
Fen
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gave
Yousu (}, modern
Suling
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(
?) in
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
) to the rulers of Kunwu as a fief and they established it as the
State of Su. This perished in the late
Shang dynasty
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whose fall was traditionally blamed upon the beautiful concubine
Su Daji,but its rulers and people took the state's name as their
clan name and moved elsewhere.
Another derives from
Su Chasheng who was
Minister of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
under King
Wu of the
Zhou dynasty
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and revived the former region of Su as his fief, with a new capital city at
Wen
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* WEN, New York Stock Exchange symbol for Wendy's/Arby's Group
* WEN, Amtrak station code for Columbia Station in Wenatchee, Washington, United States
* WEN, ICAO airline designator for WestJet Encore
* Wen (surnam ...
(modern
Wen County in
Henan
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). He is also considered to be the ancestor of the
Wen
Wen, wen, or WEN may refer to:
* WEN, New York Stock Exchange symbol for Wendy's/Arby's Group
* WEN, Amtrak station code for Columbia Station in Wenatchee, Washington, United States
* WEN, ICAO airline designator for WestJet Encore
* Wen (surnam ...
family.
Prior to the
Qin dynasty
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, the Su clan mainly resided in Henan and
Hebei
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, but, during the
Warring States period
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, one group moved southward into
Hubei
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and
Hunan
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and another west into
Shaanxi
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. Under the Qin and Han, this Shaanxi clan became a prominent and distinguished family while a third group of clans moved east into
Shandong.
Another origin was from a
Han
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Ethnic groups
* Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group.
** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...
-era
ethnic group in
Liaodong
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, whose family name Wuyuanyousu () was later shortened into Su during the
Northern Wei.
Large numbers of Su moved into
Sichuan
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and
Fujian
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during the
Tang dynasty
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. During the
Northern Song
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* Northern Province, Sri Lanka
* Northern Range, a r ...
, they moved further southward to
Guizhou
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,
Guangdong
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, and
Guangxi. Their current relative popularity in Taiwan began following migrations during the
Ming
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and
Qing.
In the Philippines, the rare family name ''Solon'' derives from the surname ''So''/''Su''.
Notable people with the surname Su
Historical
* Su
Daji
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, the beautiful concubine traditionally blamed for the fall of the
Shang dynasty
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*
Su Wu, a
Western Han dynasty
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official
*
Su Ze, an
Eastern Han dynasty official
*
Su Wei or Wuwei, a
Sui-era official
*
Su Liangsi Su Liangsi () (606 – February 24, 690), noble title Duke of Wen (溫國公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as Chancellor of the Tang dynasty, chancellor during the reign of Wu Zetian.
Background
Su Liangsi was born in 606 ...
, Duke of Wen,
chancellor to
Emperor Ruizong during the
Tang dynasty
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*
Su Dingfang
Su Dingfang () (591–667), formal name Su Lie () but went by the courtesy name of Dingfang, formally Duke Zhuang of Xing (), was a Chinese military general of the Tang Dynasty who succeeded in destroying the Western Turkic Khaganate in 657. He wa ...
,
Tang
Tang or TANG most often refers to:
* Tang dynasty
* Tang (drink mix)
Tang or TANG may also refer to:
Chinese states and dynasties
* Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...
-era general
* The Three Sus (
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
: , ''San Sū''), the Chinese poets
Su Shi
Su Shi (; 8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan (), art name Dongpo (), was a Chinese calligrapher, essayist, gastronomer, pharmacologist, poet, politician, and travel writer during the Song dynasty. A major personality of ...
,
Su Xun
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A famous story (popularized ...
, and
Su Zhe
Su Zhe (; 1039–1112), or Su Che, courtesy names Ziyou and Tongshu , was a Chinese essayist, historian, poet, and politician from Meishan, located in modern-day Sichuan Province, China.
Su was highly honored as a politician and essayist in t ...
*
Su Song, famous Song dynasty scientist who invented the world's first endless power chain drive and hydro-mechanical astronomical clock tower.
*
Soh Kwang-pom
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Soh Kwang-Pom, sometimes Pom Kwang Soh or known by his English name: Ke ...
, Korean reformist of the late Joseon dynasty
*
Soh Jaipil
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, Korean independence activist and medical doctor
*
Soh Hang-suen
Soh Hang-suen (10 October 1951 – 12 June 2013), (alternatively romanised as So Hung-shuen), was a Hong Kong actress. Soh worked for TVB during its ''Golden Age'', joining in 1974, and was most notable for her role in ''Looking Back in Anger ...
, Hong Kong Actress
*
Su Shi
Su Shi (; 8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan (), art name Dongpo (), was a Chinese calligrapher, essayist, gastronomer, pharmacologist, poet, politician, and travel writer during the Song dynasty. A major personality of ...
, an ancient Chinese poet
Modern
*
John So
John Chun Sai So (; born 2 October 1946) is a Hong Kong Australian businessman who served as the 102nd Lord Mayor of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia. He was the first Lord Mayor in the city's history to be directly elected by v ...
, former
Lord Mayor of Melbourne
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Mayors (1842–1902)
Lord mayors (1902–1980)
The title of "Lord Mayor" was conferred on the position of mayor by Ki ...
*
Louisa So
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, Hong Kong actress
*
Wesley So
Wesley Barbossa So (born October 9, 1993) is a Filipino and American chess grandmaster and 3-time U.S. Chess Champion (in 2017, 2020, and 2021). He is also a three-time Philippine Chess Champion. On the March 2017 FIDE rating list, he was ran ...
,
Chinese Filipino
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chess prodigy
*
William So
William So Wing Hong (; born 24 September 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and a Cantopop singer. He began his musical career by participating the New Talent Singing Awards in 1985 and won the competition as the first runner up to Alex To. His perfor ...
,
Hong Kong
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singer and actor
*
Soh Hang Suen
Soh Hang-suen (10 October 1951 – 12 June 2013), (alternatively romanised as So Hung-shuen), was a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong actress. Soh worked for TVB during its ''Golden Age'', joining in 1974, and was most notable for her role in ''Look ...
, former Hong Kong TVB actress
*
Alec Su
Alec Su You-peng (born 11 September 1973) is a Taiwanese actor, singer, television producer, and film director.
Su became a popular teen idol in the 1980s as a member of the boyband '' Xiao Hu Dui''. He was known as the "Obedient Tiger" (乖 ...
, Taiwanese singer and actor
*
Su Bingqi, archaeologist
*
Su Buqing, mathematician
*
Su Chi, Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China
*
Su Chih-fen, Magistrate of Yunlin County
*
So Ji Sub, South Korean Actor
*
Su Chin-shou
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,
Hui
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chief of staff to General
Ma Zhancang
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*
Su Chun-jung
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, Deputy Minister of Directorate-General of Personnel Administration of the Republic of China
*
Su Jain-rong
Su Jain-rong (; born 12 November 1961) is a Taiwanese politician.
Education
Su obtained his master's degree in economics from National Chung Hsing University and doctoral degree in economics from Pennsylvania State University in the United Sta ...
, Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
*
Jen Su, TV presenter
*
Lisa Su
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, CEO & President of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
*
Su Li-chiung, former Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China
*
Su Tseng-chang
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,
Premier of the Republic of China
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*
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
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He is the founder of Thai Beverage, and the chairman of conglomerates TCC Group and Fraser ...
(Su Xuming), Thai billionaire businessman
*
Su Yunying, Chinese singer
*
Phillipa Soo
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, American actress and singer
*
Kelvin Soo
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, Managing Director of Furley Bioextracts (FBIO)
*
Su Shanshan
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Career
On January 18, 2016, Su became a 6th-ge ...
, Chinese singer, actress, and member of Chinese idol group
SNH48
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*
Oakley Neil H T Caesar-Su, known professionally as Central Cee, British rapper and songwriter
;Tô (Vietnamese name of Su)
*
Tô Hiến Thành
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, a Vietnamese official under the
Lý dynasty
*
Tô Trung Từ Tô Trung Từ (chữ Hán: 蘇忠詞, ?-1211) was a high ranking general near the end of the Lý dynasty in the History of Vietnam, and attempted to usurp the Lý dynasty during his reign of the dynasty's royal court. He was born in Lưu Gia villa ...
, a high ranking general and attempted usurper of the Lý dynasty
;Soh (English name of Su)
*
Soh Chin Aun
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, Malaysian Footballer
*
Shigeru Soh
(born 9 January 1953 in Usuki, Ōita) is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1984. He won the 1985 edition of the Tokyo Marathon. His twin brother Takeshi So is also a ...
, Japanese long-distance runner, twin brother of Takeshi
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Takeshi Soh, Japanese long-distance runner, twin brother of Shigeru
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June-Young Soh, South Korean director and musician
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Cavin Soh
Cavin Soh (, born 17 November 1970) (苏智诚/苏志诚 Su Zhi Cheng previous name) is a Singaporean actor, host, watch dealer and singer.
Career
Soh used to be a lead singer in the band Dreamz FM (梦飞船) and a radio deejay on MediaCorp ...
, Singaporean actor
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Elson Soh
Elson Soh (simplified Chinese: 苏奕铨; born September 6, 1988) is a music artist under a Singapore based Label Record and Artist Management company, M5 Royal Music.
Elson studied in Yuhua Primary School, Kranji Secondary School and Pioneer J ...
, Singaporean singer
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Debra W. Soh, Canadian neuroscientist and science journalist
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Soh Rui Yong
Soh Rui Yong (born 6 August 1991) is a Singaporean national long-distance runner, and holder of four national records: 5,000m, 10,000m, half marathon and marathon. In 2017, Soh became the first Singaporean male marathoner to win back-to-back SEA ...
, Singaporean long-distance runner
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Soh Wooi Yik
Soh Wooi Yik (, born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2015 and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has helped Malaysia clinch a silver medal in mixed team after being defeated by China in ...
, Malaysian badminton player
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Chunghee Sarah Soh, South Korean-born American anthropologist
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Benny Soh
Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name Benjamin or, less commonly, Benedict, Bennett, Benito, Benson, Bernice, Ebenezer or Bernard.
People Bennie Given name
* Bennie M. Bunn (1907–1943), American Marine o ...
, Singaporean film actor
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Eugene Soh, Singaporean tech artist, Founder of Mind Palace
World Federation of Soh Associations
Over 1,000 representatives of Soh Clan Associations from around the world meet every two years at the Congress of the World Federation of Soh Associations. Participants hail from China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, America and Europe. The first congress was held in Manila in 1994.
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Chinese-language surnames
Individual Chinese surnames
ko:소주 가씨