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    The surname Adan

    A surname, carried by 3,564 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A350

    Adan: #9,155 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Adan #9,155, 3,564 people Adan: #9,155 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Adan #9,155, 3,564 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Adan is more common than 94.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,564 people named Adan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,629 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,517.

    #9,155
    rank among US surnames
    3,564
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +41.6%
    change since 2000 (was #11,476)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,147Pletcher3,56786,556
    #9,149Adamski3,56686,580
    #9,150Stouffer3,56586,605
    #9,155Tolle3,56486,629
    #9,161Tincher3,56386,653
    #9,164Boos3,56286,678

    Who is named Adan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    48% of people named Adan identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 10% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 48%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 35%
    • White (not Hispanic) 10%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.6%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Adans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan
      Activist, Peace Builder and Football organiser, coach and Sports Diplomat in Kenya and the, born 1978

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Adan

    Adan has the Soundex code A350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A350.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Adan?
    3,564 people in the United States had the surname Adan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,629 Americans. It ranked 9,155th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Adan?
    In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Adan identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Adan?
    Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan, Activist, Peace Builder and Football organiser, coach and Sports Diplomat in Kenya and the.
    Where is the surname Adan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Adan in Kenya.
    Is the surname Adan getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,517 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,564 in 2010, up 42%.