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, Seeto, 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 (written in kanji as ).

Spelling 2010 United States census 2000 United States census References Rank Number of people % Asian Rank Number of people % Asian Situ #11512 2,732 97.66% #17449 1,490 94.50% Szeto #12012 2,599 97.66% #11827 2,426 93.98% Seto #11229 2,814 75.52% #11444 2,526 79.65% Soohoo #18910 1,444 88.85% #18447 1,382 89.15%

People

People with this surname include: Situ Qiao (; 1902–1958), Chinese oil painter Situ Huimin (; 1910–1987), Chinese film director Situ Guong (; 1911–?), Chinese Olympic long jumper Sha Fei (birth name Situ Chuan ; 1912–1950), Chinese war photographer Szeto Wai (; 1913–1991), Hong Kong engineer and architect Szeto Wah (; 1931–2011), Hong Kong politician Dixon Seeto (; 1951–2019), Fijian businessman Da-Hong Seetoo (; born 1960), Chinese-born American recording engineer and violinist KF Seetoh (; born 1962), Singaporean food critic Sitoh Yih Pin (; born 1963), Singaporean politician Jessica Soho (born 1964), Filipino journalist and television presenter Antony Szeto (; born 1964), Australian director, martial artist, actor, stunt coordinator Szeto Kam-Yuen (; 1964–2012), Hong Kong screenwriter Andy Seto (; born 1969), Hong Kong comic artist Carwai Seto (; born 1973), Canadian swimmer who represented Taiwan at the 1988 Summer Olympics Szeto Man Chun (; born 1975), Hong Kong football manager Hayden Szeto (; born 1985), Canadian television actor Nikki SooHoo (; born 1988), American television actress Brandon Soo Hoo (born 1995), American television actor Karen Seto (), American geographer Anne-Valérie Seto (安妮), Professional Canadian soccer player

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