The Hui surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,769 people carried this name — #5,966 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,000 people counted. That is up 9% from 5,282 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Hui surname

Borrowed from Mandarin 惠 (Huì), 回 (Huí), or Cantonese 許／许 (heoi2).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hui» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

117 people named Hui live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 29
St. Gallen 20
Thurgau 14
Geneva 10
Schaffhausen 9
Schwyz 8
Aargau 8
Basel-Stadt 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 32 people named Hui.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Seine-Maritime 9
French Polynesia 3
Loire-Atlantique 2
Paris 2
Yvelines 2
Côtes-d’Armor 1
Indre-et-Loire 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

20 people named Hui is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 20

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Hui in American newspapers,
1907–1927.

Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Hui
The Ronan Pioneer 1927-12-08
Newspaper page from The Guernsey Gazette carrying the name Hui
The Guernsey Gazette 1916-06-09
Newspaper page from The Evening Tribune carrying the name Hui
The Evening Tribune 1907-03-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,597 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hui in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

8,096 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hui. The most, 1,425, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,522
Queensland 1,976
Victoria 1,668
South Australia 808
Tasmania 528
Western Australia 512
ACT (Canberra) 36
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hui.

Who carried it

People named Hui,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hui Shiqi
    Hui Shiqi 1671–1741 · politician
  • Hui Yanzu d. 1744
  • Hui Shipu d. 1773
  • Hui Shi -369–-309 · writer
  • Hui Shi 611–669
  • Hui Di 1114–1167

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hui,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States77 records

77 records of the Hui name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 54
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • Other U.S. records 13
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Conrad Hui

    Arrived at New York in 1858 aboard the Louisiana from Bremen, aged 29; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany; bound for Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Martin J. Hui

    Born 1908 in Oregon. Enlisted 1942 at Portland, from Multnomah County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Albert K. Hui

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1935, died 1994; buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nevada.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 77 records for Hui in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Switzerland15 records

15 records of the Hui name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaretha Hui

    Married in 1736 in Stammheim, canton of Zürich; of Rheinklingen Tg.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Kaspar Hui

    Married in 1770 in St. Peter, canton of Zürich; of Wagenhausen Tg.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Küngolt Hui

    Married in 1799 in Dietlikon, canton of Zürich.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Hui in Switzerland.

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands11 records

11 records of the Hui name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hermina Hui

    Married in 1823 in Weesp; domestic servant. Died 1859 in Weesp, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Magdalena Hui

    Born 1816 in Dordrecht. Married in 1837 in Dordrecht.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hendrik Hui

    Died 1813 in De Bilt, aged 80.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Hui in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Hui name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lam Shun Hui

    Buried in 1996 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 89.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Yui Kim Hui

    Died 1978, aged 55; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Check Ming Hui

    Died 1971; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Hui in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France9 records

9 records of the Hui name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Etienne Michel Marc Hui

    Born 1944 in Le Grand-Quevilly (Seine-Maritime); died 1995 in Évreux (Eure).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Annick Francoise Hui

    Born 1934 in Villeneuve-le-Roi (Yvelines); died 1988 in Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Chheng Chhang Hui

    Born 1916 in China; died 1992 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Hui in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany9 records

9 records of the Hui name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Michael Hui

    From Horbach, Mtlfr. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 1 December 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 19).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Leonhard Hui

    From Raindorf, Mittelfr. Reported missing in the Bavarian casualty list of 21 December 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 14).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 9 records for Hui in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Hui name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry Hui

    Accountant of Wheelers Hill, Victoria; died 2001.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record St H. Hui

    Of near Braidwood, New South Wales; died 1913.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Kam Ming Hui

    Retired civil servant of Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong; died 2001.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hui in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Hui name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Hui

    Bombardier, Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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