Surname Checker / Lee
How Common Is the Last Name Lee?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Lee today
767,332
Ranked #21 of 162,254 published surnames · 234.94 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 693,023 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
35.95%
Black
16.33%
Asian / Pacific Islander
42.22%
Hispanic
1.89%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.