How Many People Have the Last Name Shan?
people had the surname Shan in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 140,845 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 5 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+121 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Shan (64.8%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 22.8%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Shan ranks #576. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 46.8% to 64.8%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 34.6% to 22.8%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Shan grew from 1,978 people in 2000 to 2,099 in 2010 (up 6.1%), and its rank fell from #13,994 to #14,268. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.73 to 0.71 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,978 | 2,099 |
| Rank | #13,994 | #14,268 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.73 | 0.71 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Shan
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Shan: S500
👤 Shan as a First Name
Shan is a first name too: about 2,811 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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