How common is the surname Lan?

3,262 people in the United States had the surname Lan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,649 Americans. It ranked 9,910th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lan?

Derek Lam, American fashion designer (born 1966).

Where is the surname Lan most common?

Wikidata records people named Lan in the United States.

Is the surname Lan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,262 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,262 in 2010, up 44%.

Is Lan also a first name?

Yes. Lan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lan

A Chinese surname, carried by 3,262 people in the United States.

Pronounced /læn/ 1 syllable Soundex L500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lan is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

A surname from Chinese.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,262 people named Lan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,649 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,262.

#9,910

rank among US surnames

3,262

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+44.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,563)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,901	Janik	3,265	94,562
#9,902	Stickler	3,264	94,591
#9,907	Chamblee	3,263	94,620
#9,910	Everly	3,262	94,649
#9,912	Mijares	3,259	94,736
#9,917	Deem	3,258	94,765
#9,919	McCully	3,256	94,824

Who is named Lan

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

77% of people named Lan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 77%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.4%

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 Lans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Derek Lam
American fashion designer (born 1966)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lan

Lan has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lan come from?: Lan is Chinese in origin.
How common is the surname Lan?: 3,262 people in the United States had the surname Lan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,649 Americans. It ranked 9,910th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lan?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Lan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lan?: Derek Lam, American fashion designer (born 1966).
Where is the surname Lan most common?: Wikidata records people named Lan in the United States.
How do you pronounce Lan?: Lan is /læn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Lan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,262 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,262 in 2010, up 44%.
Is Lan also a first name?: Yes. Lan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.