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Origin and Meaning of Chan

User Submitted Origins

Chinese
58%
Korean
28%
Australian
13%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 8 submissions from all over the world agree the name Chan means "Best leader" and is of Australian origin.
  2. According to 2 people from the United States and the United Kingdom, the name Chan is of Chinese origin and means "Shining".
  3. A submission from Minnesota, U.S. says the name Chan means "Long, prosperous".
  4. According to a user from Australia, the name Chan is of Korean origin and means "Bright".
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From Cantonese 陳／陈 (can4)

  1. A Chinese surname​.

From Hokkien 曾 (Chan).

  1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

From Mandarin 詹 (Zhān).

  1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

Borrowed from Mandarin 禪／禅 (chán).

  1. Zen Buddhism.

    Chan was also found in the following language(s): German and Tagalog

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    Notable Persons Named Chan

    Notable Persons Named Chan

    Chan Sung Jung

    Chan was born on March 17th, 1987 in Pohang.

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    Chan Ho Park

    Chan Ho Park is a baseball player. Chan was born on June 30th, 1973 in Gongju.

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    Chan Gailey

    Chan Gailey is an american football player. Chan was born on January 5th, 1952 in Gainesville, Georgia.

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    Chan Woods

    Chan Woods was a writer. Chan was given the name Beverly Dolores Berg on June 29th, 1925 in New York City, New York, U.S. She breathed her last breath on September 9th, 1999.

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    Chan Hao-ching

    Chan was born on September 19th, 1993 in Dongshi, Taichung County, Taiwan.

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    Chan Vathanaka

    Chan Vathanaka is a soccer player for the Boeung Ket Angkor, Svay Rieng Football Club, Cambodia national under-21 football team, Cambodia national under-23 football team, and Cambodia national football team. Chan was born on January 23rd, 1994 in Kampot Province.

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    Notable Persons With the Last Name Chan

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Chan

    Jackie Chan

    Jackie Chan is a cantopop, mandopop, hong kong english pop, and j-pop musician. He was most prominent from 1962 to present. Jackie is also known as (Fong Si-lung), (Yuen Lou), and (Big Brother).

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    Priscilla Chan

    Priscilla Chan is a pediatrics and pediatrician. Priscilla was born on February 24th, 1985 in Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.

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    Gemma Chan

    Gemma Chan is an actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2006 to present. Gemma was born on November 29th, 1983 in London, England.

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    Jennifer Tilly

    Jennifer Tilly is an actress and poker player. She has been prominent since 1983. Jennifer was given the name Jennifer Ellen Chan on September 16th, 1958 in Harbor City, Los Angeles, United States.

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    Meg Tilly

    Meg Tilly is an actress and novelist. She was most active from 1980 to present. Meg was given the name Margaret Elizabeth Chan on February 14th, 1960 in Long Beach, California, United States.

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    Jaycee Chan

    Jaycee Chan is a cantopop and mandopop artist. He was most active from 2004 to 2014. Jaycee is also known as Jaycee Fong.

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    • Patrick Chan
    • Francis Chan
      Pastor
    • Eason Chan
      Actor
    • Johnny Chan
      Poker Player
    • Margaret Chan
    • Moses Chan
      Actor
    • Chun Sing Chan
      Deputy Chairman for People's Association (Singapore)
    • Jason Chan
      Actor
    • Yung-jan Chan
    • Adia Chan
      Singer
    • Daniel Chan
      Writer
    • Dada Chan
      Actor
    • Anson Chan
      Member of the
    • Agnes Chan
      Musician

    Common last names for Chan

    Common first names for Chan

    Ethnicity Distribution

    Ethnicity Chan U.S.
    █  White 2.75% 64.26%
    █  African American 0.75% 11.96%
    █  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 89.32% 4.85%
    █  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.05% 0.69%
    █  Two or More Ethnicities 2.54% 1.76%
    █  Hispanic or Latino 4.58% 16.26%

    Of Last Name Chan

    People with the last name Chan are most frequently Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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    Fun Facts about the name Chan

  1. What name lists does Chan rank for?
    #425Popular Surnames
  2. How Popular is the name Chan? Chan is the 9,574th most popular name of all time. As a last name Chan was the 425th most popular name in 2010.
  3. How many people with the first name Chan have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,220 babies born with the first name Chan in the United States. That's more than enough people named Chan to occupy the territory of Niue (New Zealand) with an estimated population of 1,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  4. What year were 5 or more babies first named Chan? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1919 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  5. When was Chan first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Chan is Sunday, July 24th, 1870.
  6. What year had the most people named Chan born? The highest recorded use of the first name Chan was in 1986 with a total of 24 babies.
  7. Random Chan Factoid: According to the 1988 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Chan is not a popular baby boy's name in California. Imagine that, only 9 babies in California have the same name in 1988.
  8. Weird things about the name Chan: The name spelled backwards is Nahc. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Cnha. How do you pronounce that?
  9. How many people have the last name Chan? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 76,664 people with the last name Chan.
  10. How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Chan? Chan was ranked as the 425th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
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