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Kan is a surname of multiple origins.
Origins
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As a Chinese surname , Kan may be a spelling of the pronunciation in different varieties of Chinese of the following surnames, listed based on their Pinyin spelling (which reflects the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation):[1]
The Dutch surname Kan originated both as an occupational surname for a potter or pewterer (from Middle Dutch kan toponymic surname referring to De Kan in Veurne .[2] [3]
As a Japanese surname , Kan may be written using multiple kanji (e.g. 菅 , 簡 , 韓 , 寛 [4]
As a Jewish surname , Kan is one of many variants of Cohen .[5]
As a Korean surname , Kan is the Yale Romanization and McCune–Reischauer spelling of the uncommon surname spelled in the Revised Romanization as Gan (Korean : 간 Hanja : 簡 Korea identify with a number of bon-gwan lineage .[6] Gapyeong Gan clan [ko . The clan's founding ancestor Gan Gyun (간균 簡筠 Myeongjong of Goryeo , settled in Gapyeong County , Gyeonggi Province , which became the clan hometown.[7] [8]
Additionally, Kan may be a transcription of the common Korean surname Kang (Korean: 강 姜 , 江 , 康 Kontsevich system spelling in the Cyrillic alphabet (Кан [9] former Soviet Union (Koryo-saram and Sakhalin Koreans ).[10]
Kan is also a Turkish surname .[3]
Statistics
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In the Netherlands , there were 518 people with the surname Kan as of 2007, up from 246 in 1947. The increase is partly attributable to immigration from China and from Turkey .[3]
According to statistics cited by Patrick Hanks , 715 people on the island of Great Britain and five on the island of Ireland bore the surname Kan as of 2011. In 1881 there had been seven people in Great Britain with the surname Kan, primarily at Middlesex .[1]
The 2000 South Korean census found 2,429 people in 753 households with the surname spelled Gan in Revised Romanization.[6]
The 2010 United States Census found 3,005 people with the surname Kan, making it the 10,647th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 2,705 (10,816th most-common) in the 2000 Census . In both censuses, about four-fifths of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian , and one-tenth as White .[11] [12]
People with this name
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Kan Qingzi (阚清子
Kan Wencong (阚文聪
Kan Xuan (阚萱
Kan Ze (闞澤
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Kazunori Kan (菅 和範
Naoto Kan (菅 直人
Nobuko Kan (菅 伸子 , Japanese writer
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Andrew Kan Kai-yan (簡啟恩 fl. 2020s ), Hong Kong police official
Billy Kan (簡志堅 c. 1951 ), Hong Kong billionaire businessman
Brian Kan (簡炳墀
Carmen Kan (簡慧敏 fl. 2020s ), Hong Kong politician
Kan Fook-yee (簡福飴
Hok Hoei Kan (簡福輝
Kan Jong-woo (born 1982), South Korean singer, twin brother of Kan Jong-wook
Kan Jong-wook (born 1982), South Korean singer, twin brother of Kan Jong-woo
Masayoshi Kan (簡 優好
Kan Mi-youn (간미연 簡美妍
Paul Kan Man-Lok (born 1947), Hong Kong technology businessman
Raymond Kan (簡日淦
Kan Ting Chiu (简廷照
Victor Kan (簡華捷
Willy Kan (簡慧榆
Kan Yuet-keung (簡悅強
Yuet Wai Kan (簡悅威
Other
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Kán , a Hungarian noble family
Aleksander Kan (1925–2017), Russian-born Swedish history professor
Alexander Rinnooy Kan (born 1949), Dutch mathematician
Chinfa Kan (康珍化
Dan Kan (executive) , American technology executive
Daniel Kan (1927–2013), Dutch mathematician
Derek Kan (甘達慶
Francisco Luna Kan (1925–2023), Mexican politician
Gene Kan (1976–2002), British-born American computer programmer
Georges Kan (born 1958), French musicologist
Hanae Kan (韓英恵
Ilya Kan (1909–1978), Soviet chess player
Justin Kan (born 1983), American internet entrepreneur
Raybon Kan (born 1996), New Zealand comedian
Ravza Kavakçı Kan (born 1972), Turkish politician,
Sergei Kan (fl. 1974–present ), Soviet-born American anthropologist
Shiu-Kay Kan (born 1951), Hong Kong-born British architect
Suna Kan (1936–2023), Turkish violinist
Toni Kan (born 1971), Nigerian writer
Valery Kan (born 1978), Russian politician
Victoria Kan (born 1995), Russian tennis player
Wim Kan (1911–1983), Dutch cabaret artist
Wouter Kan (born 1950), Dutch field hockey player
Yo Kan (韓陽
Yue-Sai Kan (靳羽西
See also
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References
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^ a b c "Kan" . Nederlandse Familienamenbank . Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis. Retrieved 5 November 2021 .
^ Breen, Jim . "かん". Japanese Names (ENAMDICT) . Retrieved 7 November 2018 .
^ Hanks, Coates & McClure 2016 , p. 1433, entry #7
^ a b "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan , households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 5 November 2018 .
^ "가평간씨(加平簡氏)" [Gapyeong Gan clan]. Saemangeum Ilbo . 16 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018 .
^ "가평간씨(加平簡氏)" [Gapyeong Gan clan]. Academy of Korean Studies . Retrieved 5 November 2018 .
^ Куротченко, К. Б.; Леонов, М. В.; Швецов, Ю. И. (2005). Корейский язык: Учебное пособие . Москва. p. 73. {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )
^ Kho, Songmoo (1987). "Koreans in Soviet Central Asia" . Studia Orientalia . 61 . Retrieved 7 November 2018 .
^ "How common is your last name?" . Newsday . Retrieved 5 September 2018 .
^ "Most common last names for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S." Mongabay . Retrieved 8 January 2018 .
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