How Many People Have the Last Name Tan?
people had the surname Tan in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 9,183 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
+10,553 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Tan (92.4%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Tan ranks #44. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Tan grew from 21,567 people in 2000 to 32,120 in 2010 (up 48.9%), and its rank rose from #1,530 to #1,090.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 21,567 | 32,120 |
| Rank | #1,530 | #1,090 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.99 | 10.89 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Tan
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Tan: T500
👤 Tan as a First Name
Tan is a first name too: about 573 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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