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Sun

in the US

There are 13,889 people with the last name "Sun" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Sun 2,010
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  1. is 2,006th most common Hauser
  2. is 2,007th most common Naylor
  3. is 2,008th most common Addison
  4. is 2,009th most common Ladd
  5. is 2,010th most common Sun
  6. is 2,011th most common Huston
  7. is 2,012th most common Rider
  8. is 2,013th most common Guillen
  9. is 2,014th most common Bermudez

Similar Names and Nicknames

Sam, Son, Sim, San, Sin, Sen, Som, Sum, Sem, Syn

Most Common First Names for Sun

Wei, David, Yu, Li, Yan, Hong, Jian, Ying, Yi, John

Meaning & History

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Sun

Chinese 孙: from the name of Hui Sun, a high official of the state of Wei, which existed during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc), located in presentday Shanxi province in north-central China. Wen Wang, the virtuous duke whose magnanimous rule led to the establishment of the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, had an eighth son named Kang Shu, who was enfeoffed the state of Wei. The ruling line continued through Wu Gong, whose son Hui Sun became a high official of Wei; his descendants adopted the given name Sun as their surname. Sun Tzu was author of The Art of War, written during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 bc) and still much quoted today. Sun Yat-Sen (1866–1925) was the revolutionary leader instrumental in the overthrow of the Chinese dynastic system early in the twentieth century.

Korean: variant of Son.

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