Ho Family History

Ho Surname Meaning

Chinese: Cantonese or Teochew and Hokkien form of the surnames 何 and 賀 see He 1 and Chinese: Hokkien form of the Chinese surname 和 see He Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 胡 possibly based on its Hokkien pronunciation see Hu.

Chinese: surname used outside China to represent certain other Chinese surnames namely 侯, 后, 後 see Hou 1-3; 郝 see Hao 1; 扈 see Hu 2; and 霍 see Huo.

Vietnamese (Hồ): from the Chinese surname 胡 see Hu. Korean (Hŏ): written 허 in Chinese characters 許. All bearers of this surname in Korea are descended from the same ancestor.

According to legend, in AD 48 a sixteen-year-old Indian princess arrived by boat on the shores of Ch’angwŏn county in Kyŏngsang South province. The Karak kingdom's King Suro married her and out of respect for her origins allowed the second of their ten sons to take his mother's surname Hŏ.

Four clan seats in Korea are associated with this surname. Compare Heo, Her 2, Huh 1, and Hur.

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

Similar surnames: Cho, Ko, So, To, Ha, He, Hu, No, Bo, Go

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Where is the Ho family from?

You can see how Ho families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ho family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ho families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 4 Ho families living in Lancashire. This was about 40% of all the recorded Ho's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Ho families in 1891.

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What did your Ho ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, ships fireman and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Ho. 17% of Ho men worked as a ships fireman and 71% of Ho women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ho were laundryman assistant and Paid domestic duties.

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ships fireman

17%

m m seaman

17%

unemployed saline sales

17%

laundryman assistant

17%

Unpaid domestic duties

71%

Domestic servant

11%

Private means

Paid domestic duties

What Ho family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 18K census records available for the last name Ho. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Ho census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 53K immigration records available for the last name Ho. 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 4K military records available for the last name Ho. For the veterans among your Ho ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Ho lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Ho life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Ho in 1941 was 44, and 76 in 2004.

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Ho Surname Meaning

Chinese: surname used outside China to represent certain other Chinese surnames namely 侯, 后, 後 see Hou 1-3; 郝 see Hao 1; 扈 see Hu 2; and 霍 see Huo.

Vietnamese (Hồ): from the Chinese surname 胡 see Hu. Korean (Hŏ): written 허 in Chinese characters 許. All bearers of this surname in Korea are descended from the same ancestor.

Four clan seats in Korea are associated with this surname. Compare Heo, Her 2, Huh 1, and Hur.

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

Similar surnames: Cho, Ko, So, To, Ha, He, Hu, No, Bo, Go

Where is the Ho family from?

What did your Ho ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

ships fireman

17%

m m seaman

17%

unemployed saline sales

17%

laundryman assistant

17%

Unpaid domestic duties

71%

Domestic servant

11%

Private means

Paid domestic duties

What Ho family records will you find?

What is the average Ho lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Ho life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Ho in 1941 was 44, and 76 in 2004.

Ho Family History

Ho Surname Meaning

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Ho Surname Meaning

143,000 record(s) for Ho

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Where is the Ho family from?

What did your Ho ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Military Records

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What is the average Ho lifespan?

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