How Common Is the Last Name Tan?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Tan today

35,564

Ranked #1,090 of 162,254 published surnames · 10.89 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 32,120 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

3.3%

Black

0.19%

Asian / Pacific Islander

92.37%

Hispanic

1.42%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.