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| caption = The Chinese character 蘇 in [[seal script]]
| romanisation = Su, Soo, So, Soh, Sou, Souw, Thu, Tô
| pronunciation = Sū <small>([[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]] [[Pinyin]])</small><br />Sou1 <small>([[Cantonese]] [[Jyutping]])</small><br />So͘ <small>([[Hokkien]] [[Pe̍h-ōe-jī]])</small>
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'''Su''' is the [[pinyin]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanization]] of the [[list of common Chinese surnames|common]] [[Chinese surname]] written {{lang|zh|{{linktext|苏}}}} in [[simplified characters]] and {{lang|zh|{{linktext|蘇}}}} [[traditional characters|traditionally]].
It was listed 42nd among the [[Song
In 2019 it was the 46th most common surname in
==Romanizations==
The [[Wade-Giles|Wade]] form of the name is identical to the pinyin, but it is also sometimes irregularly romanized as '''[[Soo (surname)|Soo]]'''.
{{lang|zh|蘇}} and {{lang|zh|苏}} are also romanized '''[[SO (disambiguation)#People|So]]''' and '''[[Sou (surname)|Sou]]''' in [[Cantonese]]; '''[[Soh (surname)|Soh]]''' and '''[[Souw (surname)|Souw]]''' in [[Southern Min]] dialects
This Chinese name is also the source of the [[Vietnamese surname]] '''[[Tô (surname)|Tô]]''' ([[Chữ Nôm]]: {{lang|zh|蘇}}); the [[Korean surname]] {{lang|ko
==Distribution==
Su was the [[list of common Chinese surnames#People's Republic|41st-most-common]] Chinese surname in the [[Mainland China|
Su is a somewhat common surname in the [[United States]], listed 5,897th during the [[1990 US
[[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]] of all current and former [[Canadian health card]] recipients in the province of [[Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Shah | first1 = B. R. | last2 = Chiu | first2 = M. | last3 = Amin | first3 = S. | last4 = Ramani | first4 = M. | last5 = Sadry | first5 = S. | last6 = Tu | first6 = J. V. | doi = 10.1186/1471-2288-10-42 | title = Surname lists to identify South Asian and Chinese ethnicity from secondary data in Ontario, Canada: A validation study | journal = BMC Medical Research Methodology | volume = 10 | pages = 42 | year = 2010 | pmid = 20470433| pmc =2877682 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
==Character decomposition==
The character {{lang|zh|蘇}} was formed by the addition of the [[grass radical]] ({{lang|zh|{{linktext|艹}}}}) to the
==Origins==
The original pronunciation of
As with many Chinese surnames, however, there are a variety of separate legends and origins told about the current bearers of the name.<ref>Yutopian.com. "[http://www.yutopian.com/names/20/20su41.html Origin of the surname Su, Soo, So]".</ref><ref>''People's Daily Online''. "[http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200604/10/eng20060410_257309.html History of Chinese surname: Su]"</ref>
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One origin derives from Fan, purported to be the eldest grandson of the six great-great-great-great-grandsons of the [[Yellow Emperor]] and said to have lived in [[Kunwu]] ({{lang|zh|{{linktext|昆吾}}}}), the northeast region of [[Yuncheng]] in [[Shanxi]]. During the [[Xia dynasty]], King [[Huai of Xia|Huai]] or [[Fen of Xia|Fen]] gave [[Yousu]] ({{lang|zh|{{linktext|有蘇}}}}}, modern [[Suling, Henan|Suling]] ({{lang|zh|{{linktext|肅靈}}}}<sup>?</sup>) in [[Henan]]) to the rulers of Kunwu as a fief and they established it as the [[State of Su]]. This perished in the late [[Shang dynasty]]{{spaced ndash}}whose fall was traditionally blamed upon the beautiful concubine [[Su Daji]],{{spaced ndash}}but its rulers and people took the state's name as their [[Chinese clan name|clan name]] and moved elsewhere.
Another derives from [[Su Chasheng]] who was [[sikou|Minister of Justice]] under King [[King Wu of Zhou|Wu]] of the [[Zhou dynasty]] and revived the former region of Su as his fief, with a new capital city at [[Wen County, Henan|Wen]] (modern [[Wen County, Henan|Wen County]] in [[Henan]]). He is also considered to be the ancestor of the [[Wen (surname 溫)|Wen]]{{which|date=May 2020}} family.
Prior to the [[Qin
Another origin was from a [[Han dynasty|Han]]-era [[minorities in China|ethnic group]] in [[Liaodong]], whose family name Wuyuanyousu ({{lang|zh|烏垣有蘇}}) was later shortened into Su during the [[Northern Wei]].
Large numbers of Su moved into [[Sichuan]] and [[Fujian]] during the [[Tang
In the Philippines,
==Notable people with the surname Su==
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* The Three Sus ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: {{lang|zh|{{linktext|三|蘇}}}}, ''San Sū''), the Chinese poets [[Su Shi]], [[Su Xun]], and [[Su Zhe]]
* [[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]], Korean reformist of the late Joseon
* [[Soh Jaipil]], Korean independence activist and medical doctor
* [[Soh Hang-suen]], Hong Kong Actress
* [[Su Shi]], an ancient Chinese poet
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===Modern===
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* [[So Ji Sub]], South Korean Actor▼
* [[John So]], former [[Lord Mayor of Melbourne]]
* [[Louisa So]], Hong Kong actress
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* [[William So]], [[Hong Kong]] singer and actor
* [[Soh Hang Suen]], former Hong Kong TVB actress
* [[James Soh Fook Leong]], a surviving victim of the [[Amber Beacon Tower murder]]
* [[Kelvin Soo]], managing director of Furley Bioextracts (FBIO)
* [[Phillipa Soo]], American actress and singer
* [[Alec Su]], Taiwanese singer and actor
* [[Su Bingqi]], archaeologist
* [[Su Bingtian]], Chinese track and field athlete
* [[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]], [[Hui people|Hui]] chief of staff to General [[Ma Zhancang]]
* [[Su Chun-jung]], Deputy Minister of Directorate-General of Personnel Administration of the Republic of China
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* [[Lisa Su]], CEO & President of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
* [[Su Li-chiung]], former Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China
* [[Su Shanshan]], Chinese singer, actress, and member of Chinese idol group [[SNH48]]
* [[Su Tseng-chang]], [[Premier of the Republic of China]]
* [[Wan-Ting Su]] (born 1982), Taiwanese artist
* [[Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi]] (Su Xuming), Thai billionaire businessman
* [[Su Yunying]], Chinese singer
* [[Central Cee|Oakley Neil H T Caesar-Su]], known professionally as Central Cee, British rapper and songwriter
;Tô (Vietnamese name of Su)
* [[Tô Hiến Thành]], a Vietnamese official under the [[Lý
* [[Tô Trung Từ]], a high ranking general and attempted usurper of the Lý
;Soh (English name of Su)
* [[Cavin Soh]], Singaporean actor▼
* [[Soh Chin Aun]], Malaysian Footballer
* [[Debra W. Soh]], Canadian neuroscientist and science journalist▼
* [[Eugene Soh]], Singaporean tech artist, founder of Mind Palace<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindpalacevr.org/|title=Mind Palace | Virtual Reality for Dementia|website=Mind Palace}}</ref>
* [[June-Young Soh]], South Korean director and musician▼
* [[Soh Rui Yong]], Singaporean long-distance runner▼
* [[Shigeru Soh]], Japanese long-distance runner, twin brother of Takeshi
* [[Takeshi Soh]], Japanese long-distance runner, twin brother of Shigeru
▲* [[June-Young Soh]], South Korean director and musician
▲* [[Cavin Soh]], Singaporean actor
▲* [[Elson Soh]], Singaporean singer
▲* [[Debra W. Soh]], Canadian neuroscientist and science journalist
▲* [[Soh Rui Yong]], Singaporean long-distance runner
* [[Soh Wooi Yik]], Malaysian badminton player
▲* [[Chunghee Sarah Soh]], South Korean-born American anthropologist
▲* [[Benny Soh]], Singaporean film actor
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==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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soh Associations takes its congress to the sea|url=http://www.ttgmice.com/article/soh-associations-takes-its-congress-to-the-sea/|publisher=TTGmice|
==References==
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[[Category:Chinese-language surnames]]
[[Category:Individual Chinese surnames]]
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