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Kan

in North Carolina

There are 23 people with the last name "Kan" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Kan 18,959
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  1. is 18,955th most common Johnny
  2. is 18,956th most common Jorden
  3. is 18,957th most common Juliano
  4. is 18,958th most common Kader
  5. is 18,959th most common Kan
  6. is 18,960th most common Kangas
  7. is 18,961st most common Katzman
  8. is 18,962nd most common Kessell
  9. is 18,963rd most common Ketterer

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Kan

Edward, Michael, Siyuan, Betty, Chi, Derren, Elena, Ernestine, Ernie, Etta

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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