Han is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Han
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The is a variant of the Hand. An ancient personal Hand and Hande are, however, surnames without prefix in Hundred Rolls. Etymologist Ferguson says: "Walking through Hands worth in Staffordshire, and seeing the name of Hand upon the shops, I said to myself, 'Handsworth is the north or estate of a man called land, and these may be descendants of that man.'.

Han is a variant form of Hand. Dweller at the sign of the hand.

How popular is Han?

Han is common in China, South Korea, North Korea, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, United States, Singapore, Laos, Taiwan, Turkey, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan, Canada, Indonesia, Iran, Australia, Egypt, Japan, United Arab Emirates, India, Romania, Bangladesh, Morocco, France, Macau, England, Germany, Poland, Brazil, New Zealand, Russia, Netherlands, Spain, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Ghana, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Israel, Suriname, Kuwait, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, Austria, Sweden, Qatar, Argentina, Italy, Mexico, Yemen, Belgium, Switzerland, Chile, Ecuador.

Han is ranked 46 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hans grew by 46.9 per cent to 29847 since 2000 and ranked 1182 after elevating 435 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 92.67 90.59
White 4.24 5.79
Others 1.7 2.14
Hispanic or Latino 0.82 0.93
Black 0.5 0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.07 0.06
Han is quite popular family name mostly used in China however North Korea lie ahead in terms of density. Around 10833117 people have been found who wears Han as their family name. Han is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with millions of Han:
34 China8,799,487
Countries with hundred thousands of Han:
16 South Korea807,058
6 North Korea793,390
74 Myanmar123,429
Countries with ten thousands of Han:
76 Cambodia42,299
145 Vietnam39,877
1,189 United States36,853
23 Singapore34,191
94 Laos25,420
79 Taiwan21,743
581 Turkey19,059
106 Thailand17,818
Countries with thousands of Han:
105 Hong Kong8,700
559 Malaysia7,927
1,265 Pakistan7,572
959 Canada5,622
3,869 Indonesia4,014
2,798 Iran3,483
1,158 Australia3,448
3,182 Egypt3,173
3,830 Japan2,791
620 United Arab Emirates1,866
25,036 India1,545
1,778 Romania1,453
4,824 Bangladesh1,352
4,618 Morocco1,193
7,903 France1,128
106 Macau1,112
6,277 England1,099
Countries with hundreds of Han:
10,380 Germany979
6,849 Poland872
10,040 Brazil820
978 New Zealand766
21,368 Russia747
3,841 Netherlands712
5,953 Spain704
1,664 Afghanistan698
3,609 Kazakhstan690
4,375 Sri Lanka585
187 Brunei440
6,785 Ghana416
16,219 Ukraine397
555 Turkmenistan389
3,223 Iraq314
45,252 Philippines308
2,033 Dominican Republic285
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
6,694 Uzbekistan273
4,856 Israel246
352 Suriname224
2,252 Kuwait222
4,398 Papua New Guinea222
3,296 Palestine214
6,421 Austria213
3,636 Sweden211
1,453 Qatar178
22,327 Argentina154
46,558 Italy143
12,750 Mexico131
8,845 Yemen124
14,924 Belgium118
8,609 Switzerland113
5,296 Chile112
7,114 Ecuador105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,764 Denmark100
46,403 South Africa88
4,039 Ireland78
78,393 Nigeria76
9,650 Norway75
3,287 Estonia69
5,959 Scotland66
336 Guam62
4,295 Mauritius62
4,582 Bahrain59
12,893 Croatia58
2,871 Paraguay54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,614 Sudan49
26,436 Belarus45
19,309 Hungary41
11,620 Serbia39
2,209 Senegal28
7,123 Mongolia26
1,033 Libya25
3,292 Northern Cyprus25
17,711 Venezuela24
8,841 Azerbaijan22
25,571 Kyrgyzstan21
4,917 Luxembourg21
21,660 Finland19
3,172 Tajikistan19
1,289 Malta18
18,229 Botswana17
73,195 Cameroon17
20,063 Bulgaria16
11,907 Ethiopia16
77,522 Greece16
7,073 Northern Ireland15
25,723 Peru15
13,576 Wales14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,328 Belize9
16,412 Georgia9
2,946 Mozambique9
1,431 American Samoa8
4,667 Costa Rica8
652 Northern Mariana Islands8
12,820 Tunisia8
5,771 Oman7
11,022 Syria7
33,397 Zambia7
105,647 Czechia6
8,714 Kosovo6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Pat Han was 15 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 26, 1846. He lived in Ireland and took Independence from Liverpool. Alex Han, aged 27, 20 years old Eliza Han, 30 years old Pat Han, Bridget Han, aged 26, 25 years old William Han, are other Han that migrated to US.

From Germany

Cornelius Han worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 25 years old embarked for USA from Antwerp on Peter Hattrick and arrived on May 3, 1851. Farmer Anna Han, Smith Nicolaus Han, Ferdinand Han (21) Miller, Tailor Adam Han, Hartman Han (23) Farmer, Jacob Han (26) Shoemaker, Anna Han (33) Farmer, Catherine Han (7), and 88 other Han around 54.1% of whom were farmer while others worked as tailor and shoemaker, miner, laborer, carpenter migrated to US from Bremen, Havre and Antwerp.

Han Namesakes

  • Emperor Ming of Han, second emperor of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty
  • Emperor Zhang of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty from 75 to 88
  • Emperor He of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty
  • Emperor Shun of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the seventh emperor of the Eastern Han
  • Emperor Chong of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the eighth emperor of the Eastern Han period
  • Emperor Zhi of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty
  • Kevin Han, Chinese American badminton player
  • Jefferson Han, computer scientist
  • Xin, King of Han, descendant of the royal family of the state of Hán during the Warring States Period of ancient Chinese history
  • Oscar Han, Romanian sculptor and writer
  • Geshu Han, general of Tang China
  • Jiawei Han, Chinese computer scientist and Abel Bliss Professor
  • Tian Han, Chinese drama activist, playwright
  • Emperor Gaozu of Han, founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty
  • Emperor Hui of Han, second emperor of the Han Dynasty in China
  • Emperor Wen of Han, fifth emperor of the Han dynasty of ancient China
  • Emperor Jing of Han, sixth emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty
  • Emperor Wu of Han, seventh emperor of the Han dynasty of China
  • Emperor Zhao of Han, emperor of the Western Han dynasty
  • Emperor Xuan of Han, riches-to-rags-to-riches story
  • Emperor Yuan of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty
  • Emperor Cheng of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty ruling
  • Emperor Ai of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty
  • Emperor Ping of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty
  • Emperor Guangwu of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty
  • Emperor Shang of Han, infant emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the fifth emperor of the Eastern Han
  • Emperor An of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the sixth emperor of the Eastern Han
  • Emperor Huan of Han, 27th emperor of the Han Dynasty after he was enthroned by the Empress Dowager and her brother Liang Ji on 1 August 146
  • Emperor Ling of Han, 12th emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty
  • Emperor Xian of Han, 14th and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty
  • Hak Ja Han,
  • Keiko Han, Japanese voice actress
  • Jeanne Thérèse du Han, was born and baptized the same day in Lunéville,
  • Emperor Qianshao of Han, third emperor of the Han Dynasty in China
  • Emperor Houshao of Han, fourth emperor of the Han Dynasty in China
  • Lo Hsing Han, Burmese drug trafficker and became a major Burmese business tycoon
  • Moo-Young Han, professor of physics at Duke University
  • Lan Han, official of the Xianbei state Later Yan
  • Kyi Hla Han, former professional golfer
  • Yuny Han,
  • Mike Le Han, English screenwriter and film director
  • Volk Han, Russian professional wrestler and mixed martial artist of Avar descent renowned for his technical mastery of sambo
  • Chang Han, Taiwanese football player from Amis tribe

Han Namesakes

  • Emperor Ming of Han, second emperor of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty
  • Emperor Zhang of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty from 75 to 88
  • Emperor He of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty
  • Emperor Shun of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the seventh emperor of the Eastern Han
  • Emperor Chong of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the eighth emperor of the Eastern Han period
  • Emperor Zhi of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty
  • Kevin Han, Chinese American badminton player
  • Jefferson Han, computer scientist
  • Xin, King of Han, descendant of the royal family of the state of Hán during the Warring States Period of ancient Chinese history
  • Oscar Han, Romanian sculptor and writer
  • Geshu Han, general of Tang China
  • Jiawei Han, Chinese computer scientist and Abel Bliss Professor
  • Tian Han, Chinese drama activist, playwright
  • Emperor Gaozu of Han, founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty
  • Emperor Hui of Han, second emperor of the Han Dynasty in China
  • Emperor Wen of Han, fifth emperor of the Han dynasty of ancient China
  • Emperor Jing of Han, sixth emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty
  • Emperor Wu of Han, seventh emperor of the Han dynasty of China
  • Emperor Zhao of Han, emperor of the Western Han dynasty
  • Emperor Xuan of Han, riches-to-rags-to-riches story
  • Emperor Yuan of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty
  • Emperor Cheng of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty ruling
  • Emperor Ai of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty
  • Emperor Ping of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty
  • Emperor Guangwu of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty
  • Emperor Shang of Han, infant emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the fifth emperor of the Eastern Han
  • Emperor An of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the sixth emperor of the Eastern Han
  • Emperor Huan of Han, 27th emperor of the Han Dynasty after he was enthroned by the Empress Dowager and her brother Liang Ji on 1 August 146
  • Emperor Ling of Han, 12th emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty
  • Emperor Xian of Han, 14th and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty
  • Hak Ja Han,
  • Keiko Han, Japanese voice actress
  • Jeanne Thérèse du Han, was born and baptized the same day in Lunéville,
  • Emperor Qianshao of Han, third emperor of the Han Dynasty in China
  • Emperor Houshao of Han, fourth emperor of the Han Dynasty in China
  • Lo Hsing Han, Burmese drug trafficker and became a major Burmese business tycoon
  • Moo-Young Han, professor of physics at Duke University
  • Lan Han, official of the Xianbei state Later Yan
  • Kyi Hla Han, former professional golfer
  • Yuny Han,
  • Mike Le Han, English screenwriter and film director
  • Volk Han, Russian professional wrestler and mixed martial artist of Avar descent renowned for his technical mastery of sambo
  • Chang Han, Taiwanese football player from Amis tribe

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