Chinese surnames

许

xǔ · Xu

Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
No. 20
Ancestral seat (junwang)
高阳
Wikidata
Q993469

In other languages

  • German Xu
  • English Xu
  • Spanish Xu
  • French Xu
  • Japanese 許
  • Korean 쉬
  • Russian Сюй
  • Vietnamese Hứa
  • Traditional Chinese 許

Notable historical bearers

Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.

  • Xu Shen58 – 147

    Chinese author of Shuowen Jiezi

  • Xu Qiliang1950 – 2025

    Chinese military officer (1950-2025)

  • Heo Gyun1569 – 1618

    Korean writer (1569-1618)

  • Ricky Hui1946 – 2011

    Hong Kong actor and singer (1946-2011)

  • Xu Zhonglin1550 – 1560

    Chinese writer

  • Beatrice Hsu1978 – 2007

    Taiwan actress (1978–2007)

  • Xu Chu200 – 300

    Chinese state of Wei general (died c.230)

  • Hsü Ti-shan1893 – 1941

    Chinese writer (1893–1941)

  • Stephen Hui1948 – 2025

    Chinese actor from Hong Kong (1948–2025)

  • Empress Xu Pingjun89 BCE – 71 BCE

    empress of the Han dynasty

  • Mugaku Sogen1226 – 1286

    13th century Zen Buddhist monk

  • Empress Xu50 BCE – 8 BCE

    empress during the Han dynasty

  • Xu You101 – 204

    Advisor to warlords Yuan Shao and Cao Cao (died 204)

  • Xu Shiyou1905 – 1985

    Chinese general (1905-1985)

  • Xu Daoning970 – 1052

    Chinese painter (970-1052)

  • Xu Lizhi1990 – 2014

    Chinese poet and factory worker

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Sources: the Hundred Family Surnames (public domain) with ancestral seats from the chinese-poetry dataset (MIT); spellings and people from Wikidata (CC0).