How common is the last name Chan?

81,431 people in the United States have the last name Chan, about 1 in 3,671. It ranks #384 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CHAN

#384

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
81,431
About
1 in 3,671
This common or more
29.1%
Who bears it

Of the 81,431 people with the last name Chan, 87.9% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Chan

#382 Zimmerman · 82,459#383 Lyons · 81,507#385 Robles · 81,059#386 Dawson · 80,960

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Chan, most common first.

#93 Chen · 233,798#1,245 Chin · 27,823#2,727 Chun · 12,893#9,407 Chon · 3,315#18,041 Cham · 1,524#19,040 Chain · 1,428#48,348 Chann · 472#55,400 Chhan · 400

Also a first name

As a first name, Chan ranks #3,696 of 53,615, with 5,500 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1982, with 38 births. See Chan as a first name

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