as a Last Name
- 1,035
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Shan
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 单: from the place name Shan. Cheng Wang, the second king (1115–1079 BC) of the Zhou dynasty, granted to a son the area of Shan, and the son's descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
| 22,674th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,035
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Jersey
- has the most people named Shan per capita
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