Xia
Xia is a Chinese surname, most commonly associated with the character 夏 and the meaning “summer.”
The #8,867 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 83,603 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Xia is a Chinese family name, most often written with the character 夏, which means “summer.” In Chinese naming tradition, many surnames come directly from older clan names, place names, or characters with auspicious or descriptive meanings. In this case, the surname is generally understood through its Chinese character and classical background rather than through an English-language occupational or nickname source.
History
Xia has been used in China for many centuries and is found in Chinese communities around the world. In modern usage it is also a common romanization of several different Chinese surnames depending on dialect and transcription system, so the same spelling can represent more than one Chinese character. The surname became especially visible internationally through migration from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora.
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Fun fact
In older Wade-Giles romanization, Xia was often written as Hsia.
From the historical record
“Boosey. Alexaudtr de la Bu- 7xia, Normandy 11 SO, MRS ; Ralph Busp, Eng. win, OR; William B., Engl. c. 1272, BJI. Boot, perhaps from Bo.VT. The fief of Hugo Boot, however, is men-”
— The Norman People and their existing descendants in the British dominions and the United States