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Kan

in Virginia

There are 60 people with the last name "Kan" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Kan 9,894
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  1. is 9,890th most common Hawn
  2. is 9,891st most common Hildebrandt
  3. is 9,892nd most common Hoch
  4. is 9,893rd most common Infante
  5. is 9,894th most common Kan
  6. is 9,895th most common Kidane
  7. is 9,896th most common Kyser
  8. is 9,897th most common Lauderdale
  9. is 9,898th most common Lawing

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Kan

Robert, Chung, Darryl, Derek, Erik, Joel, Kwok, Maryann, Paul, Atilla

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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