How common is the surname Shan?

2,099 people in the United States had the surname Shan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,092 Americans. It ranked 14,268th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Shan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,978 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,099 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Shan

A surname, carried by 2,099 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shan is more common than 91.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,099 people named Shan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,092 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,978.

#14,268

rank among US surnames

2,099

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,994)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,264	Puls	2,101	146,952
#14,267	Petrus	2,100	147,022
#14,268	Devaughn	2,099	147,092
#14,274	Gillian	2,098	147,162

Who is named Shan

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

65% of people named Shan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 65%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shan

Shan has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Questions

How common is the surname Shan?: 2,099 people in the United States had the surname Shan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,092 Americans. It ranked 14,268th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shan?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Shan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Shan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,978 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,099 in 2010, up 6.1%.