He or Ho is the

romanized Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

transliteration of several

Chinese family names Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

. According to a 2012 survey, 14 million people had Hé ( 何) listed as their surname, making it the 17th most common surname in Mainland China, a spot it retained in 2019. Hé was listed as the 21st most common surname in the ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dyn ...

'', contained in the verse 何呂施張 (He Lü Shi Zhang). Other less common family names that are romanized as He include 河 (Pinyin: Hé), 佫 (Pinyin: Hè), 赫 (Pinyin: Hè), and 和. A common alternative spelling of the surname is Ho, which is the

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

Wade-Giles

romanization Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

and the

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

romanization of the Chinese family names. In the

Korean language Korean ( South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographic ...

, the equivalent surname is Ha (하). In the

Vietnamese language Vietnamese ( vi, tiếng Việt, links=no) is an Austroasiatic languages, Austroasiatic language originating from Vietnam where it is the national language, national and official language. Vietnamese is spoken natively by over 70 million people, ...

, the equivalent surname is Hà.

History

The surname originates from the Ji clan of the

Zhou Dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...

, and the Jiang clan of Yandi. It was taken as a surname by the Sogdians when they came to China; therefore, it is considered to be one of the " Nine Sogdian Surnames."

Romanization

Notable people

Family name 何

Science and mathematics

He Jifeng He Jifeng (, born August 1943) is a Chinese computer scientist. He Jifeng graduated from the mathematics department of Fudan University in 1965. From 1965 to 1985, he was an instructor at East China Normal University. During 1980–81, he was ...

(何積豐), Chinese computer scientist *

He Zehui Professor He Zehui or Ho Zah-wei (; March 5, 1914 – June 20, 2011) was a Chinese nuclear physicist who worked to develop and exploit nuclear physics in Germany and China. Early life and education He Zehui was born in Suzhou in 1914. She att ...

(何泽慧), Chinese nuclear physicist *

David Ho (scientist) David Da-i Ho (; born November 3, 1952) is a Taiwanese-American AIDS researcher, physician, and virologist who has made a number of scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of HIV infection. He is the founding scientific ...

(何大一), Chinese American AIDS researcher *

Mae-Wan Ho Mae-Wan Ho (; 12 November 1941 – 24 March 2016) was a geneticistIndependent Science Panel

(1941–2016), Hong Kong-born geneticist and biophysicist *

Tin-Lun Ho Tin-Lun "Jason" Ho (born August 12, 1951) is a Chinese-American theoretical physicist, specializing in condensed matter theory, quantum gases, and Bose-Einstein condensates. He is known for the Mermin-Ho relation. Education and career Ho graduate ...

(born 1951), Chinese-American theoretical physicist *

Xuhua He Xuhua He (, born 1979) is a Chinese mathematician. Education and career In 2001 He graduated with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Peking University. In 2005 he received his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with thesis ' ...

(何旭华, born 1979), Chinese mathematician *

He Zuoxiu He Zuoxiu (; born 1927) is a Chinese nuclear physicist and member of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a self-described "steadfast believer in Marxism". Along with Sima Nan, He is known as a "cru ...

, Chinese physicist and member of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Politics

Albert Ho Albert Ho Chun-yan (; born 1 December 1951) is a solicitor and politician in Hong Kong. He is the former chairman (2014–2019) and vice-chair (2019–2021) of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, and f ...

(何俊仁), Hong Kong Legislative Council member with the Democratic Party *

Cyd Ho Cyd Ho Sau-lan () is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco) for the Hong Kong Island constituency. She is a founding member of the Labour Party, since December 2011, and currently holds the position of vice-chairwoman ...

(何秀蘭), Hong Kong Legislative Council member with The Frontier *

Edmund Ho Edmund Ho Hau-wah, GOIH, GML, GCM (born 13 March 1955) is a Macau politician who served as the first Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region from 1999 to 2009. He currently serves as a Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People ...

(何厚鏵), Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China *

He Depu He Depu (; born 28 October 1956) is a dissident in the People's Republic of China. Biography He was employed at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing. Political activist who took part in the Democracy Wall movement, he was founder of ...

(何德普) dissident in the People's Republic of China *

Ho Chih-chin Ho Chih-chin (; 16 June 1952 – 8 November 2016) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008. Education and early career Ho obtained his doctoral degree in economics from University of Michigan in the United S ...

(何志欽), Minister of Finance of the Republic of China (2006-2008) * Ho Chi-kung (何啟功), Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China *

Ho Feng-Shan Ho Feng-Shan ( 10 September 1901 – 28 September 1997) was a Chinese diplomat and writer for the Republic of China. When he was consul-general in Vienna during World War II, he risked his life and career to save "perhaps tens of thousands" of J ...

(), diplomat who saved a large number of Jews during World War II, known as "China's Schindler" *

Ho Mei-yueh Ho Mei-yueh (; born 9 January 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. Education Ho studied agricultural chemistry at National Taiwan University and technology management and business administration at National Chengchi University. Political career Ho ...

(何美玥), Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development of the Republic of China (2007–2008) *

Ho Pei-shan Ho Pei-shan () is a Taiwanese politician. She currently serves as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan since 2 August 2016. Early life Ho obtained her bachelor's degree in mass communication from Fu Jen Catholic University. Poli ...

(何佩珊), Deputy Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China *

Hou Kok Chung Dato' Dr. Hou Kok Chung (; born 22 February 1963) is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) of the opposition Barisan National (BN) coalition. Personal life and education Hailing from the state of Johor, his bi ...

(何国忠), Malaysian Deputy Minister for Higher Education

Finance

* He Qiaonü (何巧女) entrepreneur and philanthropist *

Ho Kwon Ping Ho Kwon Ping ( Chinese: 何光平; born 24 August 1952) is a Singaporean businessman. He is the executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings, a Singapore-based leisure business group, which owns both listed and private companies engaged in the de ...

, executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings *

Ho Ching Ho Ching (; born 27 March 1953) is a Singaporean businesswoman who has been serving as the director of Temasek Trust since 2021. She is the wife of incumbent Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Ho joined Temasek Holdings as a director in January ...

(何晶), executive director of Temasek Holdings and wife of Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong *

Robert Hotung Sir Robert Ho Tung Bosman, (22 December 1862 – 26 April 1956), also known as Sir Robert Ho Tung, was a businessman and philanthropist in British Hong Kong. Known as "the grand old man of Hong Kong" (), he was knighted in 1915 (Knight Bachel ...

(何東), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist *

Stanley Ho Stanley Ho Hung-sun (; 25 November 192126 May 2020) was a Hong Kong-Macau billionaire businessman. His original patrilineal surname was Bosman, which was later sinicized to 何 (Ho). He was the founder and chairman of SJM Holdings, which owns ...

(何鴻燊), Hong Kong and Macau businessman

Filmography and entertainment

Keishla He Keishla He ( zh, t=何嘉裟; born ) is a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican social media personality who posts about her identity as a person of Asian descent in Puerto Rico. She also speaks out against xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pande ...

(何嘉裟), Puerto Rican social media personality *

He Meitian He Meitian (born 2 December 1977) is a Chinese actress and former gymnast. She was previously a contracted artist under the Hong Kong television network TVB. After her contract with TVB ended, she returned to mainland China and continued her ca ...

(何美钿) Hong Kong actress and former gymnast *

He Ping (director) He Ping (; born 1957 in Shanxi) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and producer whose main filmography consists of a hybrid genre of Western-wuxia movies. He made three movies along this genre - ''Swordsmen in Double Flag Town'' (1991), '' ...

(何平) Chinese film director *

He Zhuoyan He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...

(何琢言), Chinese actress and singer *

A. Kitman Ho Alexander Kitman Ho (; born 1950), known as A. Kitman Ho, is an American film producer. He was born in Hong Kong, and emigrated with his family to the United States when he was 5 years old. He grew up in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood ...

(何傑民), Hong Kong-born American film producer *

Denise Ho Denise Ho Wan-see (born 10 May 1977) is a Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer and actress. She is also a pro-democracy and Hong Kong human rights activist. In 2012, Ho came out as lesbian, the first mainstream Cantonese singer to do so. In 2014, H ...

(何韻詩), Hong Kong singer and actress *

Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor, model and recording artist. He is currently a contract star of GMA Network. He was known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the firs ...

(also known as Dennis Ho), Filipino actor *

Don Ho Donald Tai Loy Ho (August 13, 1930 – April 14, 2007) was a Hawaiian traditional pop musician, singer and entertainer. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the album of the same name. Life and career Ho was a singer of Native ...

(何大來), Hawaiian musician and entertainer. *

Godfrey Ho Godfrey Ho (Chinese language: 何志强 or 何致强, born 1948) is a former Hong Kong-based prolific film director and screenwriter, sometimes considered the Ed Wood of Hong Kong cinema. Ho is believed to have directed more than one hundred film ...

, Hong Kong-based movie director best known for his ''Ninja'' films * Hoku Ho, American musician and actress *

Josie Ho Josephine "Josie" Ho Chiu-yi (; born 26 December 1974) is a singer and actress from Hong Kong. She is the daughter of the Macao casino magnate Stanley Ho. Acting career She has played many roles, including portraying the parts of prostitutes, whi ...

(何超儀), singer and actress from Hong Kong *

Ho Ping Ho Ping (; born 1958) is a Taiwanese film director. Born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, he studied chemical engineering at Tunghai University before moving to the United States to earn an MFA from Syracuse University. Upon graduation, Ho returned to Taiw ...

(何平), Taiwanese film director *

Daniel Ho Daniel Ho (born March 5, 1968) is an American musician, composer and producer specializing in innovative approaches to Slack-key guitar, ukulele, and Hawaiian music. He has recorded 18 solo albums, some of which have won or were nominated for G ...

, American musician, composer and producer specializing in Slack-key guitar, ukulele, and Hawaiian music.

Others

He Kexin He Kexin (born January 1, 1992) is a Chinese former artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she won gold medals on the uneven bars and as a member of the Chinese team. She was one ...

(何可欣), Chinese Olympic gymnast *

He Pingping He Pingping (; 13 July 1988 – 13 March 2010) was a Chinese citizen and, according to the ''Guinness World Records'', at one time the world's shortest mobile man. Early and personal life Pingping measured tall, and was the third child of a ...

(何平平), one of the world's smallest men, from Inner Mongolia * He Qifang (何其芳), Chinese poet and essayist *

Qiu Xia He He Qiuxia () is a Chinese '' pipa'' player. He Qiuxia was born in Baoji, Shaanxi, China and she studied at the Xi'an Academy of Music. After graduating, she taught at the academy and toured with the Shaanxi Music and Dance Troupe. In 1989, she ...

(何秋霞), Chinese pipa player *

He Xuntian He Xuntian (; born in 1952 in Suining, Sichuan) is a composer and professor of music composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Biography In 1982, he graduated from the Composition Department of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. In 1 ...

(何训田), modern Chinese composer, famous for his compositions for Dadawa *

He Yanwen He Yanwen ( Chinese: 何燕雯, born 29 September 1966) is a female Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the su ...

(何燕雯), Chinese female rower * He Ying (何影), Chinese athlete and archer *

He Yingqin He Yingqin, (; April 2, 1890 – October 21, 1987) also Ho Ying-chin, was a politician and one of the most senior generals of the Kuomintang (KMT) during Republic of China, and a close ally of Chiang Kai-shek. Early years A native of Guizhou, H ...

(何應欽), senior Kuomintang general *

He Yong (rock musician) He Yong (born 15 February 1969 in Beijing) is a Chinese rock musician who has been particularly active in the 1980s and 1990s. A self-styled punk rock, punk, He Yong's lyrics and outspoken nature have made him controversial in mainland China a ...

(何勇), Chinese rock musician *

He Zhi Wen He Zhiwen (; born January 31, 1962), or Zhiwen He in Western name order, is a Chinese-born Spanish male table tennis player. In 2006 he was ranked #41 in the ITTF world ranking. Due to the difficulty of pronouncing his name in Spanish he has b ...

(何誌文), Chinese-born Spanish male table tennis player * Ho Fuk Yan (何福仁), teacher, Chinese language author and poet in Hong Kong * Sui He (何穗) Chinese fashion model *

He Luli He Luli (; 7 June 1934 – 19 March 2022) was a Chinese politician and paediatrician. She entered politics after practicing medicine for 27 years, serving as Vice-Mayor of Beijing, Chairwoman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuominta ...

(何鲁丽) Chinese doctor and politician *

He Bingjiao He Bingjiao (; Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 21 March 1997) is a Chinese badminton player. She began to receive intensive badminton training at the Suzhou Junior Sports School, when she was 7 years old. Five years later, she was sent to study in ...

(何冰娇) Chinese badminton player * Siobhan Haughey (何詩蓓) Hong Kong swimmer

References

External links

Chinese surname history: He
{{DEFAULTSORT:He (Surname) Chinese-language surnames Multiple Chinese surnames