Gan is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 3 characters long in length.
The surname Gan is a variation of McCann. The son of Annadh meaning "a storm".
Lastname is the variant of McGann. The son of Annadh meaning "a storm".
How popular is Gan?
As per 2010 US census, number of Gans grew by 25.21 per cent to 2891 since 2000 and ranked 11003 after elevating 1340 spots. The last name was found in around 10 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 73.19 | 62.41 |
| White | 20.96 | 30.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.8 | 3.03 |
| Others | 2.14 | 2.6 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Laborer Heinrich Gan from Mecklenburg aboard the Gibraltar from Hamburg. He is registered to be 22 years old when he arrived in USA on September 18, 1852. Catharina Gan, aged 10 months old, 2 years old Christian Gan, 27 years old Hubert Gan, August Gan, Caroline Gan (5), 31 years old Christian Gan, 29 years old Sofie Gan, Wilhelm Gan (2), and 59 other Gan around 42.31% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer migrated to US from Antwerp, Bremen and Havana & Havre.
Gan Namesakes
- Han Gan, Tang Dynasty painter
- Luo Gan, retired Chinese politician
- Lady Gan, first wife of Liu Bei
- Jiang Gan, debater and scholar
Gan Namesakes
- Han Gan, Tang Dynasty painter
- Luo Gan, retired Chinese politician
- Lady Gan, first wife of Liu Bei
- Jiang Gan, debater and scholar