How common is the surname Qian?

3,173 people in the United States had the surname Qian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,304 Americans. It ranked 10,167th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Qian?

Roger Y. Tsien, American biochemist (1952-2016).

Where is the surname Qian most common?

Wikidata records people named Qian in the United States.

Is the surname Qian getting more or less common?

More common. 1,626 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,173 in 2010, up 95%.

Is Qian also a first name?

Yes. Qian 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 Qian

A surname, carried by 3,173 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Q500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Qian is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 錢 /钱 (Qián).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,173 people named Qian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,304 Americans. That is up 95% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,626.

#10,167

rank among US surnames

3,173

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+95.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,314)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,159	Goldsberry	3,176	97,212
#10,164	Harnish	3,175	97,243
#10,166	Wenner	3,174	97,273
#10,167	Feathers	3,173	97,304
#10,172	Hott	3,172	97,335
#10,174	Labrie	3,171	97,365
#10,176	Swinford	3,170	97,396

Who is named Qian

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

98% of people named Qian identified as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Asian and Pacific Islander 98%
White (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Two or more races 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Qians

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roger Y. Tsien
American biochemist (1952-2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Qian

Qian has the Soundex code Q500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q500.

Questions

Where does the surname Qian come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 錢 /钱 (Qián).
How common is the surname Qian?: 3,173 people in the United States had the surname Qian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,304 Americans. It ranked 10,167th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Qian?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Qian identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 0.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Qian?: Roger Y. Tsien, American biochemist (1952-2016).
Where is the surname Qian most common?: Wikidata records people named Qian in the United States.
Is the surname Qian getting more or less common?: More common. 1,626 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,173 in 2010, up 95%.
Is Qian also a first name?: Yes. Qian 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.