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Kan

in Illinois

There are 65 people with the last name "Kan" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Kan 17,543
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  1. is 17,539th most common Jawor
  2. is 17,540th most common Kalchbrenner
  3. is 17,541st most common Kamdar
  4. is 17,542nd most common Kamps
  5. is 17,543rd most common Kan
  6. is 17,544th most common Kath
  7. is 17,545th most common Keifer
  8. is 17,546th most common Kendzior
  9. is 17,547th most common Keppner

Similar Names and Nicknames

Kim, Kam, Ken, Kin, Kun, Kon, Kem, Kum, Kom, Kym

Most Common First Names for Kan

Zaman, Anna, Carmen, Dana, John, Poch, Pou, Raymond, Vincent

Meaning & History

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Kan

Chinese 简: spelling variant of Jian.

Chinese 阚: from the name of a place called Kan which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC) in the state of Lu, in present-day Shandong province. Some residents adopted the place name as their surname.

Chinese 甘: variant of Gan 1.

Czech (Káň): from kanit meaning ‘to slobber or slaver’ and by extension ‘to gossip’, hence a nickname for a gossip.

Czech: nickname from káně ‘buzzard’.

German: derivative of the personal name Konrad.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): one of the many forms of Cohen.

Dutch: from Middle Dutch kan(ne), can(ne) ‘tankard’, ‘flagon’, ‘pitcher’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such vessels: a potter or a pewterer.

Reduced form of Dutch van de Kan: habitational name for someone from De Kan in Veurne or a place called Kanne.

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