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Hee Name Meaning

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in the county of Hedmark named He from Old Norse hæth ‘hill mound’. Danish: habitational name from any of several places so named from a word meaning ‘shining clear’ with reference to a river.7: German: habitational name from a place named Hee. It is found mainly in the northwestern part of Bavaria.8: French: unexplained. It is found mainly in Orne and Eure-et-Loir.9: Perhaps also an American shortened form of Dutch and Flemish Van Hee . Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 徐. Also a variant Romanization of the surname 許 based on its Hakka or Hokkien pronunciation. See Xu 1 and Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 夏 see Xia . Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 奚 see Xi Chinese: possibly from a Cantonese form of the Chinese personal names 喜 希 羲 熙 曦 熹 or 晞 which were monosyllabic personal names or part of disyllabic personal names of some early Chinese immigrants in the US.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Hees, Ree, Hey, Gee, Vee, Lee, He, Dee, Hoe, Hege

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Where is the Hee family from?

You can see how Hee families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hee family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Hee families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 64 Hee families living in California. This was about 63% of all the recorded Hee's in USA. California had the highest population of Hee families in 1880.
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What did your Hee ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Hee. 15% of Hee men worked as a Laborer and 20% of Hee women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hee were Cook and Clerk. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    15%
  • Proprietor
    11%
  • Farmer
    9%
  • Cook
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Teacher
    20%
  • Cashier
    17%
  • Housekeeper
    13%
  • Clerk
    10%
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What is the average Hee lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Hee life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Hee in 1944 was 33, and 80 in 2004.

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