as a Last Name
- 26,042
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Tan
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 谭: from the name of the state of Tan during the Zhou dynasty. After Wu Wang established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 BC, he enfeoffed the state of Tan to a descendant of the model emperor Yu (2205–2198 BC), with the status of Viscount. Descendants adopted the name of the state Tan as their surname.
| 1,384th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 26,042
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Tan per capita
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