According to the a 2013 study, it is the 143rd most common surname, being shared by 1.09 million people, or 0.082% of the population, with
Hunan being the province with the most people sharing the name.[2]
In ancient usage, the characters of meng (
孟) (bo伯 bearing the same notion), zhong (
仲), shu (
叔) and ji (
季) were used to denote the first, second, third and fourth (or last) eldest sons in a family.
The Vietnamese version of the name is Thư, but it is extremely rare.
"Shu" can also be a romanization for
Xú (徐) or
Xǔ (许).
Notable people
Consort Shu (1728 – 1777), of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Yehe Nara clan, was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor
Quan-Sheng Shu (simplified Chinese: 舒全胜) an American physicist and a naturalized American citizen who was convicted of intellectual property crimes and bribery
Shu Hongbing (Chinese: 舒红兵; born 1967) is a Chinese cytologist and immunologist
Shu Chang (actress) (Chinese: 舒畅, born 1987) is a Chinese actress, singer, and television host
Shu Chang (footballer) (舒畅; born 1977) is a former Chinese football defender who played his entire career with Shandong Luneng
Stagenames
Lin Li-hui (Chinese: 林立慧; pinyin: Lín Lìhuì, born 16 April 1976), better known by her stage name
Shu Qi (Chinese: 舒淇; pinyin: Shū Qí), is a Taiwanese-Hong Kong actress and model
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