Explore the Family Name Hi

The meaning of Hi

1. Chinese: variant of Hee. 2. Japanese: written 費 ‘expense’; it is of Chinese origin, from the name Fei 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Hi in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Hi" has seen a minor fluctuation in popularity within the United States between 2000 and 2010. During this period, it dropped slightly in rank from 60,706 to 60,790, marking a change of -0.14%. Despite this, the total count of individuals bearing the surname "Hi" increased from 310 in 2000 to 331 in 2010, which denotes a growth rate of 6.77%. The proportion of people with this name per 100,000 remained steady at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,706	#60,790	-0.14%
Count	310	331	6.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hi

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Hi" also experienced some shifts over the same decade, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. While the most prevalent ethnicity linked to this surname was Asian/Pacific Islander, it saw a decrease from 44.19% in 2000 to 39.88% in 2010. Meanwhile, the representation of those identifying as White marginally decreased from 24.84% to 24.47%. The Hispanic representation saw an increase of 10.16%, rising from 21.94% in 2000 to 24.17% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of Black individuals with the surname "Hi" also grew from 6.77% in 2000 to 8.16% in 2010, an increase of 20.53%. There were no individuals who identified as being of two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	44.19%	39.88%	-9.75%
White	24.84%	24.47%	-1.49%
Hispanic	21.94%	24.17%	10.16%
Black	6.77%	8.16%	20.53%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%