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

Family Name / Last Name: Sun
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The Sun is variant form of Saint. A common prefix to surnames of Norman origin, as St. Aubyn, St. Amand, St. Barbe, St. Clere, St. George, St. Germaine, St. John, St. Leger. Many places in Normandy, and elsewhere, had formerly no other name than that of the Saint to whom the Church was dedicated, and from such places these surnames have been derived.

Variant form of Sinclair. One who came from St. Clair meaning "bright," the name of several villages in Normandy; follower of St. Clare.

Surname Sun is a variation of the Sinclair. A corruption of Saint Clair or Saint Clere - A common prefix to surnames of Norman origin, as St. Aubyn, St. Amand, St. Barbe, St. Clere, St. George, St. Germaine, St. John, St. Leger. Many places in Normandy, and elsewhere, had formerly no other name than that of the Saint to whom the Church was dedicated, and from such places these surnames have been derived.

Sun is the variation of the Sinkler. As vile a corruption of Sinclair, as Sinclair is of Saint Clair. Two London pork-butchers in 1852 bore the name.

How popular is Sun?

Sun is common in Taiwan, Cambodia, United States, Myanmar, Thailand, Hong Kong, Laos, Singapore, Canada, Bangladesh, India, Australia, Indonesia, Egypt, Turkey, Macau, Russia, Spain, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, England, Japan, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, France, United Arab Emirates, Ghana, Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, Netherlands, Sweden, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, South Africa, Italy, Belarus, Dominican Republic, Suriname, Samoa, Austria, Nigeria, Ukraine, Switzerland, Belgium, Afghanistan, Denmark, Portugal, Ecuador, Fiji, Ireland, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Norway, Scotland, Brunei.

Sun is ranked 22 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Suns grew by 60.79 per cent to 24058 since 2000 and ranked 1484 after elevating 744 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.46 93.46
White 2.59 2.78
Others 1.67 2.5
Hispanic or Latino 0.76 0.76
Sun is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 19702902 people have been found who wears Sun as their family name. Sun is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Sun:
46 Taiwan82,735
25 Cambodia73,368
1,473 United States30,528
134 Myanmar26,024
51 Thailand25,742
69 Hong Kong23,023
110 Laos22,878
58 Singapore16,161
Countries with thousands of Sun:
547 Canada8,943
1,601 Bangladesh6,849
8,043 India6,144
797 Australia4,921
3,268 Indonesia4,793
2,615 Egypt4,027
2,582 Turkey3,524
46 Macau3,452
5,893 Russia3,269
1,782 Spain2,979
1,128 Malaysia2,947
7,417 Philippines2,201
127 South Korea1,831
4,135 England1,803
5,043 Japan1,782
1,773 Sri Lanka1,681
1,111 Guatemala1,553
5,847 France1,455
873 United Arab Emirates1,354
2,946 Ghana1,108
9,254 Germany1,100
Countries with hundreds of Sun:
787 New Zealand926
4,848 Pakistan906
5,510 Netherlands510
1,827 Sweden447
19,525 Brazil412
5,859 Kazakhstan391
12,374 Saudi Arabia358
17,469 Morocco341
18,644 South Africa324
29,795 Italy292
6,067 Belarus271
2,198 Dominican Republic254
352 Suriname224
301 Samoa203
6,998 Austria195
41,407 Nigeria182
35,816 Ukraine167
6,608 Switzerland165
11,680 Belgium157
3,934 Afghanistan149
4,149 Denmark142
3,778 Portugal142
6,663 Ecuador128
1,425 Fiji126
3,109 Ireland120
7,986 Uzbekistan120
2,139 Qatar119
6,444 Norway114
4,299 Scotland108
652 Brunei102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,594 Iraq100
2,151 Estonia96
4,718 Kuwait96
19,564 Greece95
6,828 Finland94
15,285 Mexico93
3,526 Latvia88
6,415 Chile87
6,589 Lithuania78
13,084 Peru76
3,432 Bahrain73
2,068 Vietnam66
48,679 Argentina60
360 Guam58
13,976 Ivory Coast56
1,145 French Polynesia55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,614 Sudan49
696 Bahamas48
551 Malta48
3,429 Panama46
2,619 Luxembourg44
66,464 Iran43
19,703 Israel42
3,551 Jamaica39
5,369 Mongolia39
28,870 Papua New Guinea39
20,391 Hungary38
2,649 Angola36
41,269 Romania36
7,567 Wales33
2,141 Costa Rica32
78,991 Poland31
4,203 Paraguay30
20,223 Kyrgyzstan29
13,263 Botswana28
5,249 Northern Ireland25
8,573 Azerbaijan23
1,591 Belize23
2,820 Tajikistan22
20,059 Venezuela20
3,723 Oman18
784 Seychelles18
2,908 Madagascar16
4,719 New Caledonia16
13,898 Slovenia16
6,341 Trinidad and Tobago15
910 American Samoa14
6,078 Cyprus14
23,172 Moldova13
14,961 Georgia11
20,681 Liberia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
6,863 Armenia10
1,005 Bermuda10
112,590 Cameroon9
14,518 Ethiopia9
1,982 Libya9
1,868 Mali9
10,069 Nepal9
79 North Korea9
719 Swaziland9
12,820 Tunisia8
97,842 Czechia7
114,218 Uganda7
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
18,466 Burkina Faso6
939 Northern Mariana Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Jacob Sun was 36 years old when he migrated to USA on June 18, 1852. He lived in Germany where he worked as laborer and took Vesta from Antwerp. Servant Biath. Sun, are others that migrated to US.

Sun Namesakes

  • Yingdi Sun, Chinese pianist
  • Muammer Sun, Turkish composer of classical music
  • Ho Yeow Sun, Singaporean Christian pastor and co-founder of City Harvest Church
  • Chih Ree Sun, Chinese American physicist most noted with breaking new ground in modern physics as a professor at the State University of New York
  • Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer-songwriter
  • Swallow the Sun, Finnish extreme metal band
  • Joe Sun, musical artist
  • Lady Sun, Chinese noble lady
  • Silver Sun, British power pop band,
  • Electric Sun, heavy metal formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure
  • Flies Inside the Sun, band from New Zealand
  • The Warmth of the Sun, song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys
  • Atrophia Red Sun, death metal band from Kraków, Poland
  • Night Sun, German rock band consisting of Bruno Schaab
  • Alien Sun, Hong Kong-based Singaporean actress
  • James Sun, entrepreneur, television host, and public speaker
  • Kae Sun, a Ghanaian-born Canadian singer-songwriter
  • Matchstick Sun, Norwegian rock band, formed in 1984
  • Palauni Ma Sun, Palauni M. Ma Sun, Jr
  • Seven and the Sun, American rock band best
  • Angela Sun, American journalist, television presenter
  • Apollyon Sun, were an industrial metal band formed by singer/guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer and guitarist Erol Unala
  • Tony Sun, Taiwanese actor, singer, host and baseball player

Sun Namesakes

  • Yingdi Sun, Chinese pianist
  • Muammer Sun, Turkish composer of classical music
  • Ho Yeow Sun, Singaporean Christian pastor and co-founder of City Harvest Church
  • Chih Ree Sun, Chinese American physicist most noted with breaking new ground in modern physics as a professor at the State University of New York
  • Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer-songwriter
  • Swallow the Sun, Finnish extreme metal band
  • Joe Sun, musical artist
  • Lady Sun, Chinese noble lady
  • Silver Sun, British power pop band,
  • Electric Sun, heavy metal formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure
  • Flies Inside the Sun, band from New Zealand
  • The Warmth of the Sun, song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys
  • Atrophia Red Sun, death metal band from Kraków, Poland
  • Night Sun, German rock band consisting of Bruno Schaab
  • Alien Sun, Hong Kong-based Singaporean actress
  • James Sun, entrepreneur, television host, and public speaker
  • Kae Sun, a Ghanaian-born Canadian singer-songwriter
  • Matchstick Sun, Norwegian rock band, formed in 1984
  • Palauni Ma Sun, Palauni M. Ma Sun, Jr
  • Seven and the Sun, American rock band best
  • Angela Sun, American journalist, television presenter
  • Apollyon Sun, were an industrial metal band formed by singer/guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer and guitarist Erol Unala
  • Tony Sun, Taiwanese actor, singer, host and baseball player

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