# Fan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fan/  
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 Mandarin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,441 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,197 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,577 people |
| Change since 2000 | +48% (5,701 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Mandarin 范 (Fàn).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fan 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) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 95% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fan in the People's Republic of China, Jin dynasty, the United States, China and Shu Han.

## People named Fan

- Fan Ye, 5th century Chinese historian
- FanFan, American singer
- Fan Yilin, artistic gymnast
- Fan Zeng, Advisor to Xiang Yu
- Fan Yunjie, Association footballer
- Fan Qiang
- Fan Jian, 3rd century Chinese Shu Han official

## Similar surnames

Fain, Fann, Finn, Finney, Fine, Feeney, Fenn, Fein, Feehan, Finnie, Fama, Fino.

## 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.