# Chien (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/chien/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Chinese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,756 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,732 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 82,201 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (3,239 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Chinese 簡／简 (Jiǎn), 檢／检 (Jiǎn), or 劍／剑 (Jiàn). Alternatively, from 錢／钱 (Qián), 千 (Qiān), or 乾／干 (Gān). As a given name, from 建 (Jiàn), 健 (Jiàn), or 謙／谦 (Qiān). Doublet of Qian and Jian.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Chien in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 92% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Chien in Taiwan.

## People named Chien

- Chien Yu-Chin, badminton player

## Similar surnames

Chen, Chan, Chin, Cheney, Chun, Chinn, Chon, Chino, Chain, China, Cohen, Cain.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.