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Kan

in Pennsylvania

There are 63 people with the last name "Kan" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Kan 18,706
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  1. is 18,702nd most common Isler
  2. is 18,703rd most common Isley
  3. is 18,704th most common Jagielski
  4. is 18,705th most common Kaler
  5. is 18,706th most common Kan
  6. is 18,707th most common Karlovich
  7. is 18,708th most common Kassis
  8. is 18,709th most common Katzman
  9. is 18,710th most common Kieser

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Kan

Neil, Paul, Susan, Thomas, Agnes, Akitoshi, Andrew, Brian, Chantha, Crystal

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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