{{about|the surname|the god in Khoikhoi mythology|Tsui'goab}} {{Infobox surname | language = Chinese | derivation = Toponymic | variant = {{unbulleted list|{{lang|zh|崔}}: Cui, Chui|{{lang|zh|徐}}: Xu, Hsu, Chui|}} }}
'''Tsui''' is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two Chinese surnames, namely Cuī ({{lang|zh|崔}}) and Xú ({{lang|zh|徐}}).
==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">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA506|editor-first=Patrick|editor-last=Hanks|editor-link=Patrick Hanks|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|isbn=9780199771691|volume=3|page=506}}</ref><ref name="Hanks2016">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA2972|editor-first=Patrick|editor-last=Hanks|editor2-first=Richard|editor2-last=Coates|editor3-first=Peter|editor3-last=McClure|title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2016|isbn=9780192527479|page=2972}}</ref>
*Cuī ({{wikt-lang|zh|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'ui{{sup|4}} 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>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t26Iv0Octa0C&pg=PA182|first=Sheau-yueh J.|last=Chao|title=Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|year=2000|page=182|isbn=9780806349466}}</ref> The spelling Tsui may also be based on the Cantonese pronunciation ({{lang-zh|j=Ceoi1|cy=Chēui}}). *Xú ({{wikt-lang|zh|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.<ref>{{harvnb|Chao|2000|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=t26Iv0Octa0C&pg=PA77 77]}}</ref> The spelling Tsui is based on its Cantonese pronunciation ({{lang-zh|j=Ceoi4|cy=Chèuih}}); 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>{{cite web|url=https://projects.newsday.com/databases/long-island/census-last-names/?where=name^Chui&offset=0|title=How common is your last name?|newspaper=Newsday|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref>
==People== {{hatnote|This section is arranged by area of notability and year of birth, regardless of the Chinese character used to write the surname.}}
===Academics=== *Daniel C. Tsui ({{lang|zh-Hani|崔琦}}; born 1939), Henan-born American physicist *Amy Tsui (born 1949), American demographer *Lap-Chee Tsui ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐立之}}; born 1950), Shanghai-born Canadian geneticist *Tsui Tin-Chau ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐天就}}; born 1958), Hong Kong-born Dutch teacher *Ban Tsui ({{lang|zh-Hani|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=== *Tsui Hsiu-li ({{lang|zh-Hani|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 ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐志豪}}; born 1990), Hong Kong sprinter *Tsui Wang Kit ({{lang|zh-Hant|徐宏傑}}; born 1997), Hong Kong footballer
===Entertainment industry=== *Tsui Hsiao-ping ({{lang|zh-Hani|崔小萍}}; 1923–2017), Jinan-born radio personality in Taiwan *Tsui Fu-sheng ({{lang|zh-Hani|崔福生}}; 1931–2013), Taiwanese actor *Tsui Ping ({{lang|zh-Hani|崔萍}}; 1938–20??), Harbin-born Mandarin-language pop singer in Hong Kong *Paula Tsui ({{lang|zh-Hant|徐小鳳}}; born 1949), Hong Kong singer *Tsui Hark ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐克}}; born 1950), Hong Kong film director *Tsui Siu-ming ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐小明}}; born 1953), Hong Kong actor *Elvis Tsui ({{lang|zh-Hant|徐錦江}}; born 1961), Hong Kong actor *Yvette Tsui ({{lang|zh-Hant|崔麗心}}; born 1963), Taiwanese television host *Tsui Wing ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐榮}}; born 1974), Hong Kong actor *Kate Tsui ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐子珊}}; born 1979), Hong Kong actress *Roy Tsui ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐家豪}}; born 1980), Hong Kong lyricist *Jeremy Tsui ({{lang|zh-Hans|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=== *Tsui Kwo Yin ({{lang|zh-Hant|崔國因}}; 1831–1909), Qing diplomat *Tsui Po-ko ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐步高}}; 1970–2006), Hong Kong policetable *Caspar Tsui ({{lang|zh-Hani|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=== *Tsui Sze-man ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐四民}}; 1914–2007), Burmese-born Hong Kong magazine publisher *Tsui Tsin-tong ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐展堂}}; 1941–2010), Hong Kong businessman *Kitty Tsui (born 1952), Hong Kong-born American writer and stage actor *Eugene Tssui ({{lang|zh-Hant|崔悅君}}; born Eugene Tsui, 1954), American architect *Tsui Teh-li ({{lang|zh-Hant|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== *Hui (surname), the Cantonese spelling of another surname transcribed as Xǔ in Pinyin ({{wikt-lang|zh|許}})
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