Su (surname)

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Not to be confused with Sù (surname 宿), Sù (surname 粟), or So (surname).
Sū
Origin
Word/nameFan, 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 (昆吾), the northeast region of Yuncheng in Shanxi, established the State of Su.
Minister of Justice under King Wu of the Zhou dynasty
, revived the former region of Su as his fief

Su is the

traditionally
.

It was listed 42nd among the Song-era list of the Hundred Family Surnames.

In 2019 it was the 46th most common surname in mainland China.[1]

Romanizations

The

Soo
.

蘇 and 苏 are also romanized

Thu in Gan
.

This Chinese name is also the source of the

Hispanicized version of So. The Solon clan coming from Cebu are famous for their ancestors who were government officials. The Solons were originally from Canton
.

Distribution

Su was the

Chinese Ministry of Public Security. It has been listed as the 23rd-most-common Chinese surname in Taiwan.[2]

Su is a somewhat common surname in the

2000 one.[3] The other romanizations are less popular: So (8527 & 5167), Soo (17545 & 22160), Sou (77891 & 30226), Thu (49039 & 64912), and Soh (unlisted & 40074); Souw had fewer than one hundred resident bearers in the United States during both censuses and was unlisted both times.[3]

Canadian health card recipients in the province of Ontario.[4]

Character decomposition

The character 蘇 was formed by the addition of the

s 鱼, yú) and "grain" (禾
, hé).

Origins

The original pronunciation of 穌 has been reconstructed as *s.ŋˤa in Old Chinese, but this had already developed into su by the time of Middle Chinese.[5] The addition of the grass radical suggests its original meaning was its use describing varieties of the mint perilla, but its general meaning today is as an abbreviation for Suzhou and replacement for a related word meaning "revive".

As with many Chinese surnames, however, there are a variety of separate legends and origins told about the current bearers of the name.[6][7]

One origin derives from Fan, purported to be the eldest grandson of the six great-great-great-great-grandsons of the

clan name
and moved elsewhere.

Another derives from

which?
] family.

Prior to the Qin dynasty, the Su clan mainly resided in Henan and Hebei, but, during the Warring States period, one group moved southward into Hubei and Hunan and another west into Shaanxi. Under the Qin and Han, this Shaanxi clan became a prominent and distinguished family while a third group of clans moved east into Shandong.

Another origin was from a

Liaodong, whose family name Wuyuanyousu (烏垣有蘇) was later shortened into Su during the Northern Wei
.

Large numbers of Su moved into

Northern Song, they moved further southward to Guizhou, Guangdong, and Guangxi. Their current relative popularity in Taiwan began following migrations during the Ming and Qing
.

In the Philippines, the rare family name Solon derives from the surname So/Su.[citation needed]

Notable people with the surname Su

Historical

Modern

Tô (Vietnamese name of Su)
Soh (English name of Su)
  • Benny Soh, Singaporean film actor
  • Cavin Soh, Singaporean actor
  • Soh Chin Aun
    , Malaysian Footballer
  • Chunghee Sarah Soh, South Korean-born American anthropologist
  • Debra W. Soh
    , Canadian neuroscientist and science journalist
  • Elson Soh, Singaporean singer
  • Eugene Soh, Singaporean tech artist, founder of Mind Palace[8]
  • 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
  • Soh Wooi Yik, Malaysian badminton player

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.[9]

References

  1. ^ "新京报 - 好新闻，无止境".
  2. ^ Yang Xuxian. 《台灣百大姓氏》[Taiwan's Hundred 'Big Families']. (in Chinese)
  3. ^
    Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?
    " Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
  4. PMID 20470433
    .
  5. ^ Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. "Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. (1.93 MB), p. 126. 2011. Accessed 11 October 2011.
  6. ^ Yutopian.com. "Origin of the surname Su, Soo, So".
  7. ^ People's Daily Online. "History of Chinese surname: Su"
  8. ^ "Mind Palace | Virtual Reality for Dementia". Mind Palace.
  9. ^ "Soh Associations takes its congress to the sea". TTGmice. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
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