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    The surname Tran

    A Vietnamese surname, carried by 188,498 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /tɹæn/ 1 syllable Soundex T650

    Tran: #132 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Tran #132, 188,498 people Tran: #132 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Tran #132, 188,498 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tran is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Vietnamese origin

    Anglicization of Vietnamese Trần. Doublet of Tan, Chen, and Chan.

    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 188,498 people named Tran in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,638 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 136,095.

    #132
    rank among US surnames
    188,498
    people in 2010
    64
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.5%
    change since 2000 (was #188)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #123Wallace197,2761,565
    #124Moreno196,9251,568
    #125West195,8181,577
    #126Cole195,2891,581
    #127Hayes194,2461,589
    #128Bryant192,7731,602
    #129Herrera192,7111,602

    Who is named Tran

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

    96% of people named Tran identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.7% as two or more races and 1.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%

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

    Famous Trans

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Trần Đại Quang
      8th President of Vietnam (1956–2018)
    • Kelly Marie Tran
      American actress (born 1989)
    • Trần Nhân Tông
      3rd emperor of the Trần dynasty and Đại Việt, Zen buddhist, and national hero of Vietnam, 1258–1308
    • Karrueche Tran
      American actress and model, born 1988
    • Levy Tran
      American actress and model, born 1983
    • Derek Tran
      American politician (born 1980)
    • J. C. Tran
      American poker player, born 1977
    • Natalie Tran
      Australian video blogger, born 1986

    Notable Trans come mostly from the United States (5), Vietnam (1) and Dai Viet (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tran

    Tran has the Soundex code T650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T650.

    Other Vietnamese surnames

    All 31 Vietnamese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tran come from?
    Anglicization of Vietnamese Trần. Doublet of Tan, Chen, and Chan.
    How common is the surname Tran?
    188,498 people in the United States had the surname Tran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,638 Americans. It ranked 132nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tran?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Tran identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.7% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Tran?
    Trần Đại Quang, 8th President of Vietnam (1956–2018), followed by Kelly Marie Tran.
    Where is the surname Tran most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tran in the United States, Vietnam and Dai Viet and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Tran?
    Tran is /tɹæn/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Tran getting more or less common?
    More common. 136,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 188,498 in 2010, up 39%.