LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Lee
Lee is the 19th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 695,657 people carried it, about 232.7 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Lee are Asian American.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Asian American43.9%
White33.2%
Black15.3%
Multiracial4.2%
Hispanic2.5%
Native American0.9%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#24
547,162
2000
#22
605,860
2010
#21
693,023
2020
#19
695,657