How common is the surname Quan?

6,451 people in the United States had the surname Quan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,860 Americans. It ranked 5,397th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Quan?

Ke Huy Quan, American actor and stunt choreographer, followed by Quan Cong.

Where is the surname Quan most common?

Wikidata records people named Quan in the United States and Eastern Han.

Is the surname Quan getting more or less common?

More common. 5,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,451 in 2010, up 18%.

Is Quan also a first name?

Yes. Quan 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 Quan

A Vietnamese surname, carried by 6,451 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Q500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quan is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

Vietnamese origin

A surname from Vietnamese

One of 31 Vietnamese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,451 people named Quan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,860 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,478.

#5,397

rank among US surnames

6,451

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+17.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,781)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,393	Deane	6,454	47,838
#5,394	Ingalls	6,453	47,845
#5,396	Blanchette	6,452	47,853
#5,397	Blaine	6,451	47,860

Who is named Quan

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

83% of people named Quan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 83%
White (not Hispanic) 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Two or more races 4.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

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

Famous Quans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ke Huy Quan
American actor and stunt choreographer, born 1971
Quan Cong
3rd century Chinese Eastern Wu general, 198–249

Notable Quans come mostly from the United States (1) and Eastern Han (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Quan

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

Other Vietnamese surnames

All 31 Vietnamese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Quan come from?: Quan is Vietnamese in origin.
How common is the surname Quan?: 6,451 people in the United States had the surname Quan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,860 Americans. It ranked 5,397th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quan?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Quan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Quan?: Ke Huy Quan, American actor and stunt choreographer, followed by Quan Cong.
Where is the surname Quan most common?: Wikidata records people named Quan in the United States and Eastern Han.
Is the surname Quan getting more or less common?: More common. 5,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,451 in 2010, up 18%.
Is Quan also a first name?: Yes. Quan 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.