徐
xú · Xu
- Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
- No. 150
- Ancestral seat (junwang)
- 东海
- Wikidata
- Q9757446
In other languages
- German Xú
- English Xu
- Spanish Xú
- French Xú
- Korean 쉬
- Russian Сюй
- Vietnamese Từ
Notable historical bearers
Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.
- Xu Guangqi1562 – 1633
late-Ming-dynasty Chinese politician, Scholar, Lay Catholic leader and Servant of God (*1562 – †1633)
- Barbie Hsu1976 – 2025
Taiwanese actress, singer and television presenter (1976–2025)
- Hsu Shih-chang1855 – 1939
President of the Republic of China (1855–1939)
- Xu Zhimo1897 – 1931
Chinese poet (1897-1931)
- Xu Fu255 BCE – ?
Chinese alchemist and explorer in the Qin Dynasty
- Xu Beihong1895 – 1953
Chinese painter (1895–1953)
- Xu Caihou1943 – 2015
former General of the People's Liberation Army (1943-2015)
- Xu Da1332 – 1385
Ming Dynasty founding general, father of Empress Xu of Yongle Emperor (1332-1385)
- Xu Xiake1587 – 1641
Chinese geographer and traveller
- Xu Xiangqian1901 – 1990
Chinese politician and field marshal (1901-1990)
- Xu Huang169 – 227
Chinese general
- Xu Wei1521 – 1593
Ming Dynasty painter (1521-1593)
- Frank Shu1943 – 2023
American astronomer (1943–2023)
- Xu Shuzheng1880 – 1925
Chinese warlord (1880–1925)
- Xu Xi886 – 975
Chinese painter (886-975)
- Li Shiji594 – 669
Chinese Tang dynasty general (594–669)
- Emperor Yuanzong of Southern Tang916 – 961
ruler of the Southern Tang Kingdom in ancient China
- Xu Hui627 – 650
Poet and consort to Emperor Taizong of Tang. Chinese woman poet in Tang Dynasty. CBDB ID = 31067
- Xu Lai1909 – 1973
Chinese actress and secret agent
- Xu Gan170 – 218
Chinese philosopher and poet (171–218)
- Empress Xu1362 – 1407
empress of Yongle Emperor (Ming Dynasty)
- Xu Sheng200 – 225
General serving warlord Sun Quan (died c.225)
- Huarui940 – 976
noblewoman; poet
- Xu Chao1994 – 2024
Chinese cyclist (1994-2024)
Find printed genealogies
The Shanghai Library holds one of the largest collections of Chinese family genealogies (jiapu). Its genealogy platform lists each genealogy's title, ancestral place, founding ancestor, hall name and holding library. Search there by surname and your family's ancestral place.
Search 徐 genealogies at the Shanghai Library ↗Sources: the Hundred Family Surnames (public domain) with ancestral seats from the chinese-poetry dataset (MIT); spellings and people from Wikidata (CC0).