Explore the Family Name Hsi

The meaning of Hsi

Chinese: variant of Xi. Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Chen-Yu, Cheng, Kuo, Mei, Shu, Xiao Jun, Ya-Wen, Yu-Chung.

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How common is the last name Hsi in the United States?

The surname Hsi saw a significant rise in its popularity as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, it ranked 58,999 but by 2010, it had leaped to the 51,512th place, marking an increase of approximately 12.69%. The count of people with this surname also rose from 321 to 404 during the same period, showing an impressive growth rate of 25.86%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals bearing this surname per 100k populace increased by 16.67%, moving from 0.12 to 0.14.

20002010Change
Rank#58,999#51,51212.69%
Count32140425.86%
Proportion per 100k0.120.1416.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hsi

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicated that the majority of people with the surname Hsi are of Asian/Pacific Islander descent. This group made up 92.52% of the count in 2000 and slightly decreased to 91.09% in 2010, reflecting a change of -1.55%. The second-largest ethnicity is those identifying with two or more races, which saw a slight increase from 4.36% to 4.70%. The percentage of White individuals with the Hsi surname marginally increased by 5.88% between 2000 and 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population showed a new emergence in 2010, accounting for 1.24% of the total. There were no recorded Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals bearing this surname in either census year.

20002010Change
Asian/Pacific Islander92.52%91.09%-1.55%
Two or More Races4.36%4.7%7.8%
White1.87%1.98%5.88%
Hispanic0%1.24%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%