as a Last Name
- 8,330
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Shen
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 沈: from the name of the state of Shen, in present-day Henan province. During the reign of the second Zhou dynasty king Cheng Wang (1115–1079 BC), Dan Shuji, the tenth son of Wen Wang, was granted the state of Shen, and his descendants subsequently adopted the name of the state as their surname.
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 8,330
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Shen per capita
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