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    The surname Heo

    A Korean surname, carried by 1,319 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H000

    Heo: #20,201 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Heo #20,201, 1,319 people Heo: #20,201 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Heo #20,201, 1,319 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heo is more common than 87.5% of them.

    Origin

    Korean origin

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

    One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,319 people named Heo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 234,075 Americans. That is up 146% since 2000, when the Census counted 536.

    #20,201
    rank among US surnames
    1,319
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +146.1%
    change since 2000 (was #38,771)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,192Ruppe1,320233,898
    #20,201Redington1,319234,075

    Who is named Heo

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

    97% of people named Heo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 97%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

    Famous Heos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Heo

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

    Other Korean surnames

    All 42 Korean surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Heo come from?
    From the Korean surname, variant of Hŏ, from 허 (heo).
    How common is the surname Heo?
    1,319 people in the United States had the surname Heo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,075 Americans. It ranked 20,201st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Heo?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Heo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Heo?
    Andrew Heo, American short track speed skater (2001-).
    Where is the surname Heo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Heo in the United States.
    Is the surname Heo getting more or less common?
    More common. 536 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,319 in 2010, up 146%.