Xu (surname)


Xu is either of two Chinese surnames that are homographs when Romanized using their Mandarin pronunciations:
The tones of these surnames are different in Mandarin, but if the tone diacritics are omitted then both surnames would be spelled Xu in pinyin, and Hsü in the Wade–Giles system or Hsu if the diaeresis is also omitted.

Variations of 許/许 in other Chinese varieties and languages

In Cantonese, 許/许 is transcribed as Heoi in Jyutping and as Héui in Yale Romanization; customary spellings include Hui, Hoi or Hooi.
In Southern Min, 許/许 is transcribed in Pe̍h-ōe-jī as Khó, in Teochew as Kóu, and customarily spelled Koh, Khoh, Khor, Khaw or Ko.
In the modern Vietnamese, the character 許 is converted to Hứa. The Hoa people overseas Chinese of Vietnam with the surname 許/许 may have it spelled as Hái, or Hy when immigrating to the English-speaking World, particularly the United States. Other spellings include Hee and Hu.
In Japanese, 許 is transliterated as Yurusu, Bakari, or Moto, and in Sino-Japanese as Kyo or Ko.
In the Yale romanization of Korean, 許 is Heo.

Variations of 徐 in other Chinese varieties and languages

In Wu Chinese including Shanghainese, the surname 徐 is transcribed as Zee, as seen in the historical place name Zikawei in Shanghai. In Gan Chinese, it can be spelled Hi or Hé.
In Cantonese, 徐 is often transcribed as Tsui, T'sui, Choi, Chui or even Tsua.
In the modern Vietnamese, the character 徐 is converted to Từ when immigrating to the English-speaking World, particularly the United States. Other spellings include Hee and Hu.
In Japanese, the surname 徐 is transliterated as Omomuro, and in Sino-Japanese as Jo.
In the Yale romanization of Korean, 徐 is Seo in Hangul.

Origin of the surname 徐 Xú

According to legend, Ruomu was one of the two sons of Boyi. Boyi successfully assisted Yu the Great with resolving the Flood, so the King conferred one of the eight noble tribal names, Yíng, to the family of Boyi; and simultaneously Roumu was appointed as the King of the land of Xú. This was the beginning of the establishment of the state Xú. The state has been reigned over by the royal family for more than a thousand years, and had 44 monarchs. The state of Xú was eliminated by the state of Wú, since then in order to commemorate their ancestral pride, descendants of King Ruo'mu adopted their country's name, Xú, as their surname. Therefore, the surname, Xú, is originated from King Ruo'mu, and it belongs to the noble tribe of Yíng.
It is believed that 徐 is one of the branches of the royal house name Yíng, as well as later noble Manchurian family Šumuru, or Xiongnu of Central Asia.
A 2013 study found to be the 11th most common surname, shared by 19,300,000 people or 1.450%, with the province with the most being Jiangsu.
It is the 20th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

Origin of the surname 許/许 Xǔ

The surname 許/许 Xǔ has multiple theories regarding its origin.
The most credible one states that the surname Xǔ originated from the feudal state of Xǔ in the area of Xǔchāng, now known as Jian'an District in Xuchang City, of present-day Henan, during the Zhou Dynasty.
A different theory states that the surname originated even earlier with the fabled Xǔ You, a sage in the time of the fabled Emperor Yao, not to be confused with the later another Xǔ You who was a military strategist of the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period. Xǔ You's descendants carried on the surname of their famed ancestor, thereby establishing Xǔ as a surname. Later on in the history of ancient China, it became popular among scholars of the time to postulate that Xǔ You must have been the ancestor of that feudal lord whose surname was Xǔ.
The posterities with state as surname called Xǔ, were authentic known as Xǔ. In tale of Emperor Yao, Xǔ You posterities surname also called Xǔ. Xǔ by handing down was the person of integrity talented person of Yao and Shun time, lives in Jishan. After many years later, the posterity called this mountain as Xǔ Youshan. More than years ago activity near Yu Yingshui the basin under Jishan.
As there are many dialects in Chinese speaking world, there are several spellings of surname Xǔ.

People with surname 徐 Xú

Seo
Từ
Heo