He surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The He surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 7,057 people carried this name — #4,600 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,200 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

267 people named He live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 92
Geneva 39
Vaud 33
Aargau 18
Bern 14
Lucerne 13
Neuchâtel 10
Fribourg 9

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 118 people named He live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 35
Flemish Brabant 30
Antwerp 27
East Flanders 10
Liège 6
West Flanders 5
Namur 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named He.

Most of them — 47 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Somme.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 47
Somme 8
Paris 4
Manche 3
Aisne 2
Nord 2
Val-de-Marne 2
Puy-de-Dôme 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

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