Explore the Family Name Kuan

The meaning of Kuan

1. Chinese: variant of Guan. 2. Filipino: of Chinese origin (see 1 above). Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Beng, Hang, Wai, Wang, Chee, Chen, Cheng, Hsiang, Hsien, Hui, In, Jeng. Spanish Caridad, Jose, Leandro, Luis, Anthonio, Arturo, Augustina, Joaquin, Lourdes, Marina, Mario, Rafael.

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How common is the last name Kuan in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kuan has seen some changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 20,599 to 20,676, indicating a slight drop in popularity by 0.37%. However, the count of people carrying the surname Kuan increased by 7.11%, from 1,195 to 1,280 within the same period. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a minor decrease of 2.27%, going from 0.44 to 0.43.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,599	#20,676	-0.37%
Count	1,195	1,280	7.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.43	-2.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kuan

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kuan, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were considerable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation grew by 8.65%, from 75.65% to 82.19%. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased by 37.01%, moving from 3.35% to 2.11%. People identifying as white who carry the surname saw a significant drop of 57.15%, shifting from 13.14% to 5.63%. The Hispanic segment, however, saw an increase of 25.58%, rising from 7.78% to 9.77%. There was no reported change for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	75.65%	82.19%	8.65%
Hispanic	7.78%	9.77%	25.58%
White	13.14%	5.63%	-57.15%
Two or More Races	3.35%	2.11%	-37.01%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%