# Lan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lan/  
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) | 3,262 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,910 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 94,649 people |
| Change since 2000 | +44% (2,262 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /læn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lan 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) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 77% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lan in the United States.

## People named Lan

- Derek Lam, American fashion designer (born 1966)

## Similar surnames

Lane, Layne, Laney, Laine, Lian, Lain, Lanoue, Lanni, Llano, Leano, Lean, Lam.

## 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.