Xia (surname)
{{Infobox surname
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| pronunciation = Xià (Mandarin)
Ha (Cantonese)
| language = Chinese
| languageorigin = Old Chinese
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| meaning = Summer
| variant = Hsia (Taiwan), Ha
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| derivative = Ha (Korean), Hạ (Vietnamese), Chea (Cambodian)
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Xia is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written {{linktext|夏}} in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsia in Wade–Giles, and Ha in Cantonese. Xia is the 154th surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.{{cite web |url=http://www.guoxue.com/gxrm/gx_bjx.htm |title=百家姓 |trans-title=Hundred Family Surnames |publisher=Guoxue |language=zh |access-date=2014-09-28}} As of 2008, it is the 66th most common Chinese surname, shared by 3.7 million people.{{cite web |url=http://www.taiwan.cn/zppd/XSDG/200901/t20090106_811068.htm |script-title=zh:中国最新300大姓排名（2008）|trans-title=300 most common surnames in China (2008) |publisher=Taiwan.cn |language=zh |date=2009-01-06 |access-date=2014-09-28}}
Notable people
- Xia Zhengshu (夏征舒; died 598 BC), Minister of the State of Chen who killed Duke Ling of Chen and usurped the throne
- Consort Xia (夏姬; died 240 BC), mother of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and grandmother of Qin Shi Huang
- Empress Dowager Xia (6th century), mother of Emperor Jing of Liang
- Xia Luqi (882–930), Later Tang general
- Xia Song (夏竦; 985–1051), Song dynasty general, Duke of Ying
- Empress Xia (Song dynasty) (died 1167), wife of Emperor Xiaozong of Song
- Xia Gui (fl. 1195–1224), Song dynasty painter
- Xia Yuanji (1366–1430), Ming dynasty government minister
- Xia Chang (1388–1470). Ming dynasty painter and official
- Xia Yan (1482–1548), Ming dynasty government minister
- Empress Xia (1492–1535), Ming dynasty empress, wife of the Zhengde Emperor
- Xia Yunyi (1596–1645), Ming dynasty poet and anti-Qing military leader
- Xia Wanchun (夏完淳; 1631–1647), poet, soldier, and son of Xia Yunyi, executed by the Qing at age 16
- Xia Xie (夏燮; 1800–1875), Qing dynasty historian, author of Ming Tongjian (明通鑑)
- Xia Suntong (夏孙桐; 1857–1941), historian, co-author of Draft History of Qing
- Xia Zengyou (夏曾佑; 1863–1924), historian and educator
- Xia Tonghe (夏同龢; 1868–1925), Qing dynasty zhuangyuan and calligrapher
- Xia Shoutian (夏壽田; 1870–1935), Qing dynasty and Republic of China artist and politician
- Xia Ruifang (夏瑞芳; 1871–1914), co-founder of the Commercial Press, assassinated by Chen Qimei
- Xia Gong (1872–1941), Republic of China politician
- Xia Kaifu (夏偕復; 1874–?), Republic of China ambassador to the United States
- Xia Renhu (夏仁虎; 1874–1963), Republic of China politician and scholar
- Xia Jingguan (夏敬观; 1875–1953), poet, President of Fudan Public School (now Fudan University)
- Xia Chao (1882–1926), Republic of China general, Governor of Zhejiang province
- Xia Douyin (1885–1951), Republic of China general, Governor of Hubei province
- Xia Mianzun (夏丏尊; 1886–1946), educator and writer
- Xia Qifeng (1888–1961), politician of the Wang Jingwei regime
- Xia Suchu (1889–?), politician of the Wang Jingwei regime
- Xia Qin (1892–1950), President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of China
- Xia Wei (夏威; 1893–1975), Republic of China general, Governor of Anhui province
- Xia Guozhang (夏國樟; 1896–1937), lieutenant general and brother of Xia Wei, killed in the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Xia Minghan (1900–1928), Communist revolutionary
- Xia Yan (1900–1995), playwright, Deputy Minister of Culture
- Xia Xi (1901–1936), early leader of the Chinese Communist Party
- Xia Jinxiong (夏晉熊; 1902–?), acting Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
- Xia Jianbai (夏坚白; 1903–1977), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, President of Tongji University
- Xia Chuzhong (1904–1988), Republic of China general
- Xia Zhengnong (夏征农; 1904–2008), writer and politician
- Xia Nai (1910–1985), pioneering archaeologist
- Xia Xiaohua (夏曉華; 1919–2003), founder of the Taiwan Daily and Chengsheng Broadcasting
- Xia Gongquan (夏功权; 1919–2008), Republic of China diplomat
- C. T. Hsia (1921–2013), literary critic and scholar
- Xia Peisu (1923–2014), female computer scientist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xia Suisheng (1924–2019), surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation
- Xia Meng (1933–2016), Hong Kong actress and film producer
- Timothy Ha (born 1937), Hong Kong educator
- Ronald Arculli or Xia Jiali (born 1939), former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
- Xia Taifeng (夏台鳳; born 1949), Taiwanese actress and singer
- Andrew Hsia or Xia Liyan (born 1950), Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China (2015-2016)
- Xia Baolong (born 1952), Communist Party Chief and former Governor of Zhejiang
- Xia Gang (born 1953), film director, winner of Golden Rooster Award for Best Director
- Xia Lingling (夏玲玲; born 1953), Taiwanese actress
- Xia Deren (born 1955), Deputy Communist Party Chief of Liaoning province
- Yuen Biao or Xia Lingzhen (born 1957), Hong Kong actor
- Xia Yeliang (born 1960), former Peking University economist and dissident
- Zhihong Xia (born 1962), Chinese-American mathematician
- Xia Jiaping (born 1969), tennis player
- Ha Hee-ra or Xia Xiluo (born 1969), South Korean actress of Chinese descent
- Tony Xia (born 1976), businessman; owner of Aston Villa F.C.
- Lulu Hsia Chia-lu (夏嘉璐; born 1977), Taiwanese TV Host
- Xia Yu (born 1978), actor
- Xia Xuanze (born 1979), badminton player, world champion
- Xia Da (born 1981), cartoonist
- Xia Ningning (born 1987), football player
- Xia Lina (born 1987), Olympic alpine ski racer
- Xia Kangnan (born 1988), baseball player
- Xia Huan (born 1992), badminton player
- Xia Hanyu (夏瀚宇) (born 1997), singer and dancer. Member of UNINE
- Xia Zhiguang (夏之光) (born 2000), singer and dancer. Member of X-NINE and R1SE
References
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