How Many People Have the Last Name Chan?
people had the surname Chan in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 3,848 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+10,945 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Chan (89.3%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Chan ranks #17. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Chan grew from 65,719 people in 2000 to 76,664 in 2010 (up 16.7%), and its rank rose from #459 to #425.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 65,719 | 76,664 |
| Rank | #459 | #425 |
| Per 100,000 people | 24.36 | 25.99 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Chan
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Chan: C500
👤 Chan as a First Name
Chan is a first name too: about 1,072 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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