How common is the surname Guan?

7,247 people in the United States had the surname Guan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,603 Americans. It ranked 4,867th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Guan?

Guan Xing, 3rd century Chinese Shu Han state official, followed by Michelle Kwan.

Where is the surname Guan most common?

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

Is the surname Guan getting more or less common?

More common. 4,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,247 in 2010, up 77%.

The surname Guan

A surname, carried by 7,247 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guan is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,247 people named Guan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,603 Americans. That is up 77% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,087.

#4,867

rank among US surnames

7,247

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+77.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,513)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,862	Deltoro	7,251	42,580
#4,865	Falls	7,250	42,586
#4,866	Sachs	7,248	42,597
#4,867	Guan	7,247	42,603

Who is named Guan

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

96% of people named Guan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
White (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
Two or more races 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Guans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Guan Xing
3rd century Chinese Shu Han state official, 193–234
Michelle Kwan
American figure skater and diplomat, born 1980
Kevin Kwan
Asian-American novelist, born 1973
Dan Kwan
American director and screenwriter, born 1988
Sharon Kwan
American singer, born 1995

Notable Guans come mostly from the United States (4) and China (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Guan

Guan has the Soundex code G500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G500.

Questions

Where does the surname Guan come from?: From any of four Chinese surnames: 關／关 (guān), 官 (guān), 管 (guǎn), or 灌 (guàn).
How common is the surname Guan?: 7,247 people in the United States had the surname Guan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,603 Americans. It ranked 4,867th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Guan?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Guan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Guan?: Guan Xing, 3rd century Chinese Shu Han state official, followed by Michelle Kwan.
Where is the surname Guan most common?: Wikidata records people named Guan in the United States and China.
Is the surname Guan getting more or less common?: More common. 4,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,247 in 2010, up 77%.