Tạ

Tạ is a Vietnamese surname, sometimes anglicized as Ta. Many ethnic Chinese who originated from southern China (Chinese surname 謝) who relocated to Vietnam have this surname as they were forced to adopt a Vietnamese surname. The Chinese surname 謝, translates to mean ‘thank you’, Tạ also means ‘thank you’ in Vietnamese and thus, was adopted by the Ethnic Chinese.

Variations:

Xie, Hsieh (Mandarin)

Tse, Tze, Che, Jay (Cantonese)

Chia, Cheah, Sia (Hokkien)

Chia (Teochew)

Zhia, Zia (Shanghainese)

Sa (Korean)

Tạ (Vietnamese)

Notable people with the surname include:

• Tạ Chí Đại Trường (1939-2016), Vietnamese historian
• Ta Mok (1926–2006), Cambodian military leader
• Tạ Phong Tần (born 1968), Vietnamese dissident
• Tạ Thu Thâu (1906–1945), Vietnamese politician
• Tạ Tỵ (1922–2004), Vietnamese painter
• Tạ Văn Phụng (died 1865), Vietnamese nobleman

See also

• Xie (surname)