# Yuan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/yuan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Chinese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,588 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,129 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 35,951 people |
| Change since 2000 | +59% (5,394 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /juˈɑn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Mandarin 元 (Yuán).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Yuan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 96% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Yuan in the People's Republic of China and the United States.

## People named Yuan

- Eric S. Yuan, American billionaire businessman
- Ron Yuan, American actor
- Roger Yuan, American stunt actor
- Yuan Hong, actor

## Similar surnames

Yan, Yun, Yuen, Yawn, Youn, Yano, Yoon, Yin, Yim, Yen, Yon, Yohn.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.