# Tsui

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This article is about the surname. For the god in Khoikhoi mythology, see [Tsui'goab](/source/Tsui'goab).

**Tsui** is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two [Chinese surnames](/source/Chinese_surnames), namely [Cuī](/source/Cui_(surname)) (崔) and [Xú](/source/Xu_(surname_%E5%BE%90)) (徐).

## Origins

Tsui may be an alternative transliteration of two separate [Chinese surnames](/source/Chinese_surname), listed below by their [Hanyu Pinyin](/source/Hanyu_Pinyin) transliteration (which reflects the [Mandarin](/source/Mandarin_Chinese) pronunciation):[1][2]

- [Cuī](/source/Cui_(surname)) (崔), which originated as a [toponymic surname](/source/Toponymic_surname) from a fief by that name in the [state of Qi](/source/Qi_(state)); a grandson of [Jiang Ziya](/source/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](/source/Wade%E2%80%93Giles) 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 ().
- [Xú](/source/Xu_(surname_%E5%BE%90)) (徐), which originated as a [toponymic surname](/source/Toponymic_surname) from the ancient [state of Xu](/source/Xu_(state)), adopted by the descendants of [Boyi](/source/Yi_(husbandman)) after the state was annexed by the [state of Chu](/source/Chu_(state)).[4] The spelling Tsui is based on its [Cantonese](/source/Cantonese) pronunciation (); it is nearly [homophonous](/source/Homophone) with the above surname in Cantonese aside from the differing [tone](/source/Tone_(linguistics)).

## Statistics

The [2010 United States census](/source/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](/source/2000_United_States_census). In both censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as [Asian](/source/Asian_Americans), and roughly two percent as [White](/source/White_Americans).[5]

## People

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](/source/Daniel_C._Tsui) (崔琦; born 1939), Henan-born American physicist
- [Amy Tsui](/source/Amy_Tsui) (born 1949), American demographer
- [Lap-Chee Tsui](/source/Lap-Chee_Tsui) (徐立之; born 1950), Shanghai-born Canadian geneticist
- [Tsui Tin-Chau](/source/Tsui_Tin-Chau) (徐天就; born 1958), Hong Kong-born Dutch teacher
- [Ban Tsui](/source/Ban_Tsui) (徐志豪; born 1963), Hong Kong-born Canadian Anesthesiologist
- [Anne S. Tsui](/source/Anne_S._Tsui) (), Shanghai-born American business professor
- [Tsui Ming-sum](/source/Tsui_Ming-sum) (), Hong Kong social scientist
- [Kennie Tsui](/source/Kennie_Tsui) (), New Zealand chemical engineer

### Athletes

- [Tsui Hsiu-li](/source/Tsui_Hsiu-li) (崔秀里; born 1973), Taiwanese table tennis player
- [Tsui Fang-hsuan](/source/Tsui_Fang-hsuan) (born 1984), Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner
- [Tsui Wan Yi](/source/Tsui_Wan_Yi) (born 1984), Hong Kong fencer
- [Tsui Chi Ho](/source/Tsui_Chi_Ho) (徐志豪; born 1990), Hong Kong sprinter
- [Tsui Wang Kit](/source/Tsui_Wang_Kit) (徐宏傑; born 1997), Hong Kong footballer

### Entertainment industry

- [Tsui Hsiao-ping](/source/Tsui_Hsiao-ping) (崔小萍; 1923–2017), Jinan-born radio personality in Taiwan
- [Tsui Fu-sheng](/source/Tsui_Fu-sheng) (崔福生; 1931–2013), Taiwanese actor
- [Tsui Ping](/source/Tsui_Ping) (崔萍; 1938–20??), Harbin-born Mandarin-language pop singer in Hong Kong
- [Paula Tsui](/source/Paula_Tsui) (徐小鳳; born 1949), Hong Kong singer
- [Tsui Hark](/source/Tsui_Hark) (徐克; born 1950), Hong Kong film director
- [Tsui Siu-ming](/source/Tsui_Siu-ming) (徐小明; born 1953), Hong Kong actor
- [Elvis Tsui](/source/Elvis_Tsui) (徐錦江; born 1961), Hong Kong actor
- [Yvette Tsui](/source/Yvette_Tsui) (崔麗心; born 1963), Taiwanese television host
- [Tsui Wing](/source/Tsui_Wing) (徐榮; born 1974), Hong Kong actor
- [Kate Tsui](/source/Kate_Tsui) (徐子珊; born 1979), Hong Kong actress
- [Roy Tsui](/source/Roy_Tsui) (徐家豪; born 1980), Hong Kong lyricist
- [Jeremy Tsui](/source/Jeremy_Tsui) (徐正溪; born 1985), Chinese actor
- [Sam Tsui](/source/Sam_Tsui) (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
- [Harrison Tsui](/source/Harrison_Tsui) (born 1995), Hong Kong fashion photographer

### Politics and government

- [Tsui Kwo Yin](/source/Tsui_Kwo_Yin) (崔國因; 1831–1909), Qing diplomat
- [Tsui Po-ko](/source/Tsui_Po-ko) (徐步高; 1970–2006), Hong Kong policetable
- [Caspar Tsui](/source/Caspar_Tsui) (徐英偉; born 1977), Hong Kong politician
- [Tsui Shung-yiu](/source/Tsui_Shung-yiu) (), Hong Kong civil servant
- [Tori Tsui](/source/Tori_Tsui) (), Hong Kong climate activist

### Other

- [Tsui Sze-man](/source/Tsui_Sze-man) (徐四民; 1914–2007), Burmese-born Hong Kong magazine publisher
- [Tsui Tsin-tong](/source/Tsui_Tsin-tong) (徐展堂; 1941–2010), Hong Kong businessman
- [Kitty Tsui](/source/Kitty_Tsui) (born 1952), Hong Kong-born American writer and stage actor
- [Eugene Tssui](/source/Eugene_Tssui) (崔悅君; born Eugene Tsui, 1954), American architect
- [Tsui Teh-li](/source/Tsui_Teh-li) (崔德禮; ), member of the executive board of the Boy Scouts of China
- [Christopher Tsui](/source/Christopher_Tsui) (born 1981), Hong Kong-born British businessman and racehorse owner

## See also

- [Hui (surname)](/source/Hui_(surname)), the Cantonese spelling of another surname transcribed as Xǔ in Pinyin (許)

## References

1. Hanks, Patrick (ed.) (2003). [*Dictionary of American Family Names*](https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA506). Vol. 3. Oxford University Press. p. 506. ISBN 9780199771691.

1. Hanks, Patrick (ed.) (2016). [*The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland*](https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA2972). Oxford University Press. p. 2972. ISBN 9780192527479.

1. Chao, Sheau-yueh J. (2000). [*Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames*](https://books.google.com/books?id=t26Iv0Octa0C&pg=PA182). Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 182. ISBN 9780806349466.

1. Chao 2000, p. [77](https://books.google.com/books?id=t26Iv0Octa0C&pg=PA77)

1. ["How common is your last name?"](https://projects.newsday.com/databases/long-island/census-last-names/?where=name^Chui&offset=0). *Newsday*. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

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