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Kan

in Rhode Island

There are 5 people with the last name "Kan" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Kan 21,702
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  1. is 21,698th most common Kaloustian
  2. is 21,699th most common Kalwak
  3. is 21,700th most common Kamajian
  4. is 21,701st most common Kamal
  5. is 21,702nd most common Kan
  6. is 21,703rd most common Kandarian
  7. is 21,704th most common Kandelaki
  8. is 21,705th most common Kanneh
  9. is 21,706th most common Kanno

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Kan

Boeurn, By, David, Oi, Wai

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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