# Kwan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kwan/  
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 Chinese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,965 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,966 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 34,439 people |
| Change since 2000 | +13% (7,906 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kuan, Kwon, Kuon, Quan, Qwan, Quon, Qwon |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kwan 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) | 4.9% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 90% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kwan in the United States.

## People named Kwan

- Jennie Kwan, American actress

## Similar surnames

Kwon, Khan, Kane, Kahn, Kain, Kean, Kan, Kann, Kuan, Kanu, Kim, Kuhn.

## 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.