Sheu

See also: sheu

English

Alternative forms

• Hsu, Hsü (Wade–Giles)
• Syu (Tongyong Pinyin)
• Xu (Hanyu Pinyin)

Etymology

From Mandarin 許／许 (Sheu) in Gwoyeu Romatzyh romanization.

Proper noun

Sheu (plural Sheus)

1. A surname from Mandarin.
   • 1998 January 19, Thomas Crampton, “Taipei Plans to Delay Reform of Economy”, in International Herald Tribune‎^[1], number 35,732, Paris, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11, column 5:

     "The pace of internationalization and liberalization will be made slower and more careful" because of Asia’s financial turmoil, the Central Bank of China's governor, Sheu Yuan-dong, said in an interview.
     Mr. Sheu's policies and views are followed closely throughout Asia.

   • 2016 October 5, Alison Hsiao, “No reason for finance minister to quit: Lin”, in Taipei Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 October 2016, Taiwan News, page 3‎^[3]:

     Premier Lin Chuan (林全) yesterday said he does not see why Minister of Finance Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲) should resign, amid media reports that Sheu would follow Financial Supervisory Commission chairman Ding Kung-wha (丁克華) in stepping down over the Mega International Commercial Bank (兆豐銀行) scandal.

   • 2017 August 31, Diane Baker, “A salute from a Taiwanese treasure”, in Taipei Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 August 2017, Features, page 13‎^[5]:

     Yilan County native Sheu Fang-yi (許芳宜) has long been one of Taiwan’s great exports, as well as an inspiration to many young Taiwanese dancers, but her appearances at home have been few and far between.

   • 2022 August 7, I-chia Lee, “Foundation touts app to help people watch waist data”, in Taipei Times‎^[6], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 August 2022, Taiwan News, page 2‎^[7]:

     Foundation chairman Wayne Sheu (許惠恒) said this year is the 16th campaign since it was launched in 2006.
     About 70 percent of people are aware of the “80cm and 90cm” healthy waistline standard, but 46.8 percent did not measure their waist in the past year, Sheu said, citing a foundation survey.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sheu is the 36477^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 613 individuals. Sheu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.72%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sheu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.