# Guan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/guan/  
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) | 7,247 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,867 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 42,603 people |
| Change since 2000 | +77% (4,087 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From any of four Chinese surnames: 關／关 (guān), 官 (guān), 管 (guǎn), or 灌 (guàn).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Guan 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) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 96% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Guan in the United States and China.

## People named Guan

- Guan Xing, 3rd century Chinese Shu Han state official
- Michelle Kwan, American figure skater and diplomat
- Kevin Kwan, Asian-American novelist
- Dan Kwan, American director and screenwriter
- Sharon Kwan, American singer

## Similar surnames

Gunn, Gann, Guinn, Gauna, Gan, Guin, Gano, Guynn, Gain, Guion, Gean, Gaona.

## 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.