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Hsieh

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English

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Etymology

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From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation for (Xiè) Wade-Giles romanization: Hsieh⁴.

Proper noun

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Hsieh (plural Hsiehs)

  1. A surname.
    • 2022 March 1, Amy Qin, Amy Chang Chien, “Watching the War in Ukraine, Taiwanese Draw Lessons in Self-Reliance”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 March 2022, Russia-Ukraine War‎[2]:
      “Of course, I know there might be limits to freedom of speech, but overall I don’t think being absorbed by China would be that bad,” said Mr. Hsieh, a poet who works at a cafe in New Taipei City.
    • 2025 March 2, “Taxi driver arrested after seven dead cats are found”, in Taipei Times[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on March 02, 2025, Taiwan News, page 3‎[4]:
      The man, surnamed Hsieh (), was arrested in the city’s Jhonghe District (中和) on Friday afternoon, after investigators combed through surveillance video footage a day earlier, police said.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hsieh is the 5453rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6382 individuals. Hsieh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.73%) individuals.

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