How Many People Have the Last Name Yan?

11,354

people had the surname Yan in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 25,974 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#3,182

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

3.85

In 2010

Largest Group

94.1%

Asian and Pacific Islander

Change Since 2000

+41.6%

+3,338 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Yan (94.1%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Yan ranks #130. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 89.1% to 94.1%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 6.1% to 3%.

White 3%
Black Withheld
Asian and Pacific Islander 94.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Withheld
Two or more races 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3%

Withheld: too few people to publish.

See the most common Asian last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Yan grew from 8,016 people in 2000 to 11,354 in 2010 (up 41.6%), and its rank rose from #4,091 to #3,182.

20002010
People8,01611,354
Rank#4,091#3,182
Per 100,000 people2.973.85

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Yan

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#3,179Choate11,372
#3,180Tolentino11,371
#3,181Whelan11,363
#3,182Yan11,354
#3,183Mcneely11,350
#3,184Corrales11,348
#3,185Murrell11,347

👤 Yan as a First Name

Yan is a first name too: about 1,065 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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