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    The surname Can

    A surname, carried by 1,065 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex C500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Can is more common than 85.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,065 people named Can in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 289,902 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 734.

    #23,750
    rank among US surnames
    1,065
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +45.1%
    change since 2000 (was #30,120)

    Who is named Can

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

    38% of people named Can identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 34% as white (not Hispanic) and 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 38%
    • White (not Hispanic) 34%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 22%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Can

    Can has the Soundex code C500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C500.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Can?
    1,065 people in the United States had the surname Can in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 289,902 Americans. It ranked 23,750th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Can?
    In the 2010 Census, 38% of people named Can identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 34% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Can getting more or less common?
    More common. 734 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,065 in 2010, up 45%.