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Hee Surname 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.

German: habitational name from a place named Hee. It is found mainly in the northwestern part of Bavaria. French: unexplained. It is found mainly in Orne and Eure-et-Loir.

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


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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 1891 there were 10 Hee families living in Durham. This was about 32% of all the recorded Hee's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Hee families in 1891.
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What did your Hee ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Builders Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Hee. 100% of Hee men worked as a Builders Labourer and 100% of Hee women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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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 1939

  • Builders Labourer
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Hee. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Hee. For the veterans among your Hee ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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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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