How common is the surname Hee?

1,157 people in the United States had the surname Hee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. It ranked 22,281st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hee?

T. Hee, American animator, director and teacher (1911–1988), followed by Terry Hee.

Where is the surname Hee most common?

Wikidata records people named Hee in the United States and Singapore.

Is the surname Hee getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,157 in 2010, down 3.6%.

The surname Hee

A Dutch surname, carried by 1,157 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hee is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Borrowed from Dutch Hee.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,157 people named Hee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. That is down 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,200.

#22,281

rank among US surnames

1,157

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,543)

Who is named Hee

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

56% of people named Hee identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 24% as white (not Hispanic) and 13% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 56%
White (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Hees

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

T. Hee
American animator, director and teacher (1911–1988)
Terry Hee
Badminton player, born 1995

Notable Hees come mostly from the United States (1) and Singapore (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hee

Hee has the Soundex code H000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H000.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hee come from?: Borrowed from Dutch Hee.
How common is the surname Hee?: 1,157 people in the United States had the surname Hee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. It ranked 22,281st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hee?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Hee identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 24% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hee?: T. Hee, American animator, director and teacher (1911–1988), followed by Terry Hee.
Where is the surname Hee most common?: Wikidata records people named Hee in the United States and Singapore.
Is the surname Hee getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,157 in 2010, down 3.6%.