Explore the Family Name Shee

The meaning of Shee

Chinese: 1. variant Romanization of the surnames 徐 and 許, see Xu 1 and 2. 2. variant of See.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Shee" saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 73,659 in popularity, but by 2010, it had jumped to rank 42,579 - an impressive increase of 42.19%. This rise in popularity is also reflected in the count of individuals bearing the surname, which more than doubled from 245 in 2000 to 509 in 2010. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the name per 100k population nearly doubled as well, going from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#73,659#42,57942.19%
Count245509107.76%
Proportion per 100k0.090.1788.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shee

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Shee", it's notable that there were shifts in its distribution among different ethnic groups between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a considerable increase, rising from 41.63% in 2000 to 69.16% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage identified as White dropped significantly from 46.94% in 2000 to 22.20% in 2010. There was also a slight decrease in percentage identified as Hispanic, going from 6.12% in 2000 to 3.73% in 2010. During this period, there was a new emergence of people with the surname Shee identifying as Black.

20002010Change
Asian/Pacific Islander41.63%69.16%66.13%
White46.94%22.2%-52.71%
Hispanic6.12%3.73%-39.05%
Black0%2.75%0%
Two or More Races2.45%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%