# Heo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/heo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Korean.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Korean |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,319 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,201 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 234,075 people |
| Change since 2000 | +146% (536 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the Korean surname, variant of Hŏ, from 허 (heo).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Heo in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 97% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Heo in the United States.

## People named Heo

- Andrew Heo, American short track speed skater (2001-)

## Similar surnames

He, Hoey, Hey, Hee, Ho, Howe, Hu, Hay, Ha, Huey, Hoy, Hua.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.