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Kan

in South Carolina

There are 17 people with the last name "Kan" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Kan 14,666
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  1. is 14,662nd most common Jellison
  2. is 14,663rd most common Jirel
  3. is 14,664th most common Jo
  4. is 14,665th most common Johson
  5. is 14,666th most common Kan
  6. is 14,667th most common Karle
  7. is 14,668th most common Karriem
  8. is 14,669th most common Keech
  9. is 14,670th most common Keele

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Kan

Bernard, Chiu, Chung, David, Joan, Asuka, Kevin, Laura, Sabine, Shengnan

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Meaning & History

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Kan

1. Chinese 简: spelling variant of Jian.

2. 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.

3. Chinese 甘: variant of Gan 1.

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

5. Czech: nickname from káně ‘buzzard’.

6. German: derivative of the personal name Konrad.

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

8. 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.

9. 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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