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