Situ (surname)


Situ is one of the more common surviving Chinese compound surnames. It is also spelled in Wade–Giles as Ssŭtu or in the Mathews system as Szŭtu, and romanised from Cantonese as Szeto, Seto, Szetu or Sitou, or from Taishanese as Soohoo or Soho. It originates from the ancient Chinese title Situ, which can be translated as "Minister over the Masses". The surname is common in Guangdong province, particularly around Kaiping.

Statistics

According to data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China in 2010, Situ was China's fourth-most common compound surname, behind Ouyang, Shangguan, and Huangfu. The census found roughly 45,000 bearers of the surname. However, it is not among the top 400 surnames overall in China.
The following table presents statistics for more common spellings of this surname in the United States, according to the United States Census. The Hanyu Pinyin spelling Situ became more common between 2000 and 2010, while Szeto, Seto, and Soohoo remained at roughly the same rankings during that time period. Other spellings such as Ssutu, Szutu, Sitou, and Seetoo occurred fewer than 100 times in census data. Some of these spellings may also correspond to non-Chinese surnames; for example, Seto is also a Japanese surname.

People

People with this surname include:
  • Situ Qiao, Chinese oil painter
  • Situ Huimin, Chinese film director
  • Situ Guong, Chinese Olympic long jumper
  • Sha Fei, Chinese war photographer
  • Szeto Wai, Hong Kong engineer and architect
  • Szeto Wah, Hong Kong politician
  • Dixon Seeto, Fijian businessman
  • Da-Hong Seetoo, Chinese-born American recording engineer and violinist
  • KF Seetoh, Singaporean food critic
  • Sitoh Yih Pin, Singaporean politician
  • Jessica Soho, Filipino journalist and television presenter
  • Antony Szeto, Australian director, martial artist, actor, stunt coordinator
  • Szeto Kam-Yuen, Hong Kong screenwriter
  • Andy Seto, Hong Kong comic artist
  • Carwai Seto, Canadian swimmer who represented Taiwan at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  • Szeto Man Chun, Hong Kong football manager
  • Hayden Szeto, Canadian television actor
  • Nikki SooHoo, American television actress
  • Brandon Soo Hoo, American television actor
  • Karen Seto, American geographer
  • Anne-Valérie Seto, Professional Canadian soccer player
  • Szutu, Daid sing ( 司徒達盛）：editor of Henan cultural quarterly.