# Molchan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/molchan/  
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) | 506 |
| US rank (2010) | 42,790 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 610,169 people |
| Change since 2000 | -7.5% (547 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Molcan, Moltchan, Molczan, Movchan, Mowczan |

## Etymology

From Ukrainian Молчан (Molčan), Russian Молчан (Molčan), and Slovak Molčan. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *mьlčati.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Molchan 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Similar surnames

Milligan, Mulligan, Milliken, Melson, Millican, Malcom, Malagon, Mullikin, Malkin, Mullican, Millikan, Millikin.

## 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.