Tsui

Tsui is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two Chinese surnames, namely Cuī ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) and Xú ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}).

Origins

Tsui may be an alternative transliteration of two separate Chinese surnames, listed below by their Hanyu Pinyin transliteration (which reflects the Mandarin pronunciation):<ref name="Hanks2003">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Hanks2016">Template:Cite book</ref>

• Cuī (Template:Wikt-lang), 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).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The spelling Tsui may also be based on the Cantonese pronunciation (Template:Lang-zh).
• Xú (Template:Wikt-lang), 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.<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref> The spelling Tsui is based on its Cantonese pronunciation (Template:Lang-zh); it is nearly homophonous with the above surname in Cantonese aside from the differing tone.

Statistics

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

People

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Academics

• Daniel C. Tsui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1939), Henan-born American physicist
• Amy Tsui (born 1949), American demographer
• Lap-Chee Tsui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1950), Shanghai-born Canadian geneticist
• Tsui Tin-Chau ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1958), Hong Kong-born Dutch teacher
• Ban Tsui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1963), Hong Kong-born Canadian Anesthesiologist
• Anne S. Tsui (Template:Fl.), Shanghai-born American business professor
• Tsui Ming-sum (Template:Fl.), Hong Kong social scientist
• Kennie Tsui (Template:Fl.), New Zealand chemical engineer

Athletes

• Tsui Hsiu-li ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 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 ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1990), Hong Kong sprinter
• Tsui Wang Kit ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1997), Hong Kong footballer

Entertainment industry

• Tsui Hsiao-ping ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1923–2017), Jinan-born radio personality in Taiwan
• Tsui Fu-sheng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1931–2013), Taiwanese actor
• Tsui Ping ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1938–20??), Harbin-born Mandarin-language pop singer in Hong Kong
• Paula Tsui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1949), Hong Kong singer
• Tsui Hark ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1950), Hong Kong film director
• Tsui Siu-ming ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1953), Hong Kong actor
• Elvis Tsui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1961), Hong Kong actor
• Yvette Tsui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1963), Taiwanese television host
• Tsui Wing ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1974), Hong Kong actor
• Kate Tsui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1979), Hong Kong actress
• Roy Tsui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1980), Hong Kong lyricist
• Jeremy Tsui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1985), Chinese actor
• Sam Tsui (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
• Harrison Tsui (born 1995), Hong Kong fashion photographer

Politics and government

• Tsui Kwo Yin ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1831–1909), Qing diplomat
• Tsui Po-ko ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1970–2006), Hong Kong policetable
• Caspar Tsui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born 1977), Hong Kong politician
• Tsui Shung-yiu (Template:Fl.), Hong Kong civil servant
• Tori Tsui (Template:Fl.), Hong Kong climate activist

Other

• Tsui Sze-man ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1914–2007), Burmese-born Hong Kong magazine publisher
• Tsui Tsin-tong ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 1941–2010), Hong Kong businessman
• Kitty Tsui (born 1952), Hong Kong-born American writer and stage actor
• Eugene Tssui ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; born Eugene Tsui, 1954), American architect
• Tsui Teh-li ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; Template:Fl.), 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

• Hui (surname), the Cantonese spelling of another surname transcribed as Xǔ in Pinyin (Template:Wikt-lang)