Su (surname)
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Sū or So (Simplified: 苏 and Traditional Chinese: 蘇) is the 41st most common Chinese family name in 2006.
[edit] Origines
It derives from a minority ethnic group. In Liaodong during the period of Han Dynasty a family name Wuyuanyousu (烏垣有蘇), which later changed into today's Su during the period of Northern Wei.
[edit] Famous people named Su (苏/蘇)
- Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe - called 三蘇(San Su, three Sus), Chinese poets
- Su Wu, a politicien of Western Han Dynasty
- Su Song, an astronomer and pharmacist
- Su Buqing, a mathematician and educator
- Su Tseng-chang, a Taiwanese politician and former Premier of the Republic of China
- William So, Hong Kong singer and actor
- Louisa So, Hong Kong actress
- Alec Su, Taiwanese singer and actor
- Wesley So, Filipino chess prodigy