How common is the surname Chien?

3,756 people in the United States had the surname Chien in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,201 Americans. It ranked 8,732nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chien?

Chien Yu-Chin, badminton player.

Where is the surname Chien most common?

Wikidata records people named Chien in Taiwan.

Is the surname Chien getting more or less common?

More common. 3,239 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,756 in 2010, up 16%.

Is Chien also a first name?

Yes. Chien is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Chien

A Chinese surname, carried by 3,756 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chien is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

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.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,756 people named Chien in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,201 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,239.

#8,732

rank among US surnames

3,756

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+16%

change since 2000 (was #9,257)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,724	Grundy	3,759	82,135
#8,727	Swiger	3,758	82,157
#8,728	Werth	3,757	82,179
#8,732	Chien	3,756	82,201
#8,734	Gilkey	3,755	82,223
#8,736	Trevizo	3,754	82,244

Who is named Chien

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

92% of people named Chien identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
White (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Chiens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chien Yu-Chin
Badminton player, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chien

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

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Chien come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Chien?: 3,756 people in the United States had the surname Chien in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,201 Americans. It ranked 8,732nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chien?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Chien identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chien?: Chien Yu-Chin, badminton player.
Where is the surname Chien most common?: Wikidata records people named Chien in Taiwan.
Is the surname Chien getting more or less common?: More common. 3,239 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,756 in 2010, up 16%.
Is Chien also a first name?: Yes. Chien is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.