# Duan (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,710 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,728 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 180,553 people |
| Change since 2000 | +64% (1,045 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Duan 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) | 6.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 90% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Duan in the People's Republic of China.

## People named Duan

- Matthias Duan
- Duan Zhixing, 12th century Dali emperor

## Similar surnames

Dunn, Dean, Doan, Dunne, Dana, Dann, Dane, Dan, Duane, Dawn, Dahn, Dain.

## 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.