He (surname)

He or Ho is the romanised transliteration of several Chinese family names. Of these family names, 何 (Pinyin: Hé; IPA: [xɤ̌]) is the most common at 17th (14 million, according to 2012 survey)[1] In 2019 Hé was again the 17th most common surname in Mainland China.[2]

Hé

Language(s)	Chinese
Origin
Region of origin	China

He
Chinese name
Chinese	何
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hé Gwoyeu Romatzyh Her Wade–Giles Ho2 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Hòh Jyutping Ho4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Hô Middle Chinese Middle Chinese Ha Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *[g]ˤaj
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	Hà
Chữ Hán	何
Korean name
Hangul	하
Hanja	何
Transcriptions McCune–Reischauer Ha

A common alternative spelling of this surname is Ho, which is the Mandarin Wade-Giles romanization and the Cantonese romanization of several Chinese family names.

In Vietnam, the equivalent surname is Hà or Ha. Not be confused with the Vietnamese surname Hồ, which is the equivalent of the Chinese surname Hu. In Korea, the equivalent surname is Ha.

The surname originates from the Ji clan of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Jiang clan of Yandi.

It is 21st on the Hundred Family Surnames, contained in the verse 何呂施張 (He Lü Shi Zhang).

It is considered one of the "Nine Sogdian Surnames."[3]

Other less common family names romanized He include 河 (Pinyin: Hé), 佫 (Pinyin: Hè), 赫 (Pinyin: Hè), and 和 (the 97th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[4])