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    The surname Pan

    A Chinese surname, carried by 12,664 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /pæn/ 1 syllable Soundex P500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pan is more common than 98.2% of them.

    Origin

    Chinese origin

    Borrowed from Mandarin 潘.

    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 12,664 people named Pan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,380 Americans. That is up 56% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,143.

    #2,847
    rank among US surnames
    12,664
    people in 2010
    4.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +55.5%
    change since 2000 (was #4,004)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,838Wendt12,71224,288
    #2,839Hammonds12,71024,292
    #2,841Steinberg12,70924,293
    #2,842Breaux12,70524,301
    #2,843East12,68424,341
    #2,844McArthur12,68324,343
    #2,845Grey12,68024,349

    Who is named Pan

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

    94% of people named Pan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

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

    Famous Pans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Poon Lok Yan
      Badminton player, born 1991
    • John Phan
      American poker player, born 1974

    Notable Pans come mostly from Australia (1) and Vietnam (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pan

    Pan has the Soundex code P500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P500.

    Other Chinese surnames

    All 193 Chinese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pan come from?
    Borrowed from Mandarin 潘.
    How common is the surname Pan?
    12,664 people in the United States had the surname Pan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,380 Americans. It ranked 2,847th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pan?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Pan?
    Poon Lok Yan, badminton player, followed by John Phan.
    Where is the surname Pan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pan in Australia and Vietnam.
    How do you pronounce Pan?
    Pan is /pæn/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Pan getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,664 in 2010, up 56%.