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Hing Family History

Hing Surname Meaning

Cambodian: written ហ៊ីង from a Khmer word denoting a kind of frog. Chinese: Teochew form of the surname 王 see Wang. This form is found in eastern Guangdong province from where people migrated to Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and other parts of Southeast Asia.

Chinese: Hokkien, Taiwanese, and Teochew form of the surnames 邢 and 幸 see Xing. Chinese: possibly from Cantonese form of the Chinese name 興 (meaning ‘prosper’), a monosyllabic personal name or part of a disyllabic personal name of some early Chinese immigrants in the US.

English: probably a variant of Inge with prosthetic H-.

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


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Where is the Hing family from?

You can see how Hing families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hing family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hing families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 133 Hing families living in London. This was about 16% of all the recorded Hing's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Hing families in 1891.
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What did your Hing ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Restaurant Cook and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Hing. 20% of Hing men worked as a Restaurant Cook and 82% of Hing women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hing were Costing Clerk and Domestic Duties Unpaid.

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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

  • Restaurant Cook
    20%
  • Plumber
    20%
  • Police Constable
    20%
  • Costing Clerk
    20%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    82%
  • Domestic Servant
    5%
  • Domestic Duties
    5%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    4%

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Passenger Lists

There are 13,000 immigration records available for the last name Hing. 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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Draft Cards

There are 7,000 military records available for the last name Hing. For the veterans among your Hing ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hing lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Hing life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Hing in 1960 was 56, and 79 in 2004.

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