Tan is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tan
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Tan is variant form of Tann. St.

Anne. So Tooley from St. Olave. At Fersfield, county of Norfolk, there is a St. Anne's Well, which is vulgarly known as Tann's Well.

Tan is the variant form of Tanner. One who made or sold leather.

Surname is variation of Tanner. One who made or sold leather.

The surname is form of Tann. St.

Anne. So Tooley from St. Olave. At Fersfield, county of Norfolk, there is a St. Anne's Well, which is vulgarly known as Tann's Well.

How popular is Tan?

As per 2010 US census, number of Tans grew by 48.93 per cent to 32120 since 2000 and ranked 1090 after elevating 440 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
92.37 91.3
White 3.3 3.93
Others 2.62 3.22
Hispanic or Latino 1.42 1.15
Black 0.19 0.26
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.11 0.14

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Arnold Tan from Prussia aboard the Admiral from Havre. He is registered to be 24 years old when he arrived in USA on June 11, 1859. 33 years old Gerard Tan, 39 years old Gerard Tan, Edward Tan, aged 34, Of unknown age J. Tan, Marie Tan, aged 22, Laborer Anton Tan, 4 months old Ludwika Tan, Theresia Tan (22) Farmer, are others that migrated to US from Havre, Bremen and Boulogne & Rotterdam.

Tan Namesakes

  • Hwee Hwee Tan, Singaporean writer
  • Bernard Tan, was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School
  • Sarah Tan, British Channel V VJ and a 987FM DJ. Sarah Tan is a Singapore resident
  • Su Lian Tan, Malaysian-born American composer and flautist
  • Luke Tan, country singer and songwriter
  • Rico Tan, Canadian welterweight boxer of Chinese Indonesian descent
  • Üner Tan, Turkish neuroscientist and evolutionary biologist
  • Steven Tan, Singaporean former footballer primarily active
  • Christine Tan, Singaporean financial journalist with CNBC Asia and is the Singapore based anchor for CNBC Asia's award-winning and longest-running feature programme
  • Narath Tan, Cambodian sculptor and artist working in Chicago
  • Nathaniel Tan, Malaysian of Chinese-Indian Peranakan descent
  • Amy Tan, American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships and the Chinese American experience
  • Margaret Leng Tan, classical music artist
  • Vincent Tan, Malaysian businessman and investor
  • Yuan Tan, eldest son of Yuan Shao
  • Tony Tan, Singaporean politician
  • Ling Tan, Malaysian supermodel, of Chinese descent
  • Mika Tan, stage name of an American fetish model
  • Mah Bow Tan, Singaporean businessman and former politician
  • Kelvin Tan, Singaporean former Mandopop singer
  • Cecilia Tan, writer, editor, sexuality activist
  • Lucio Tan, Lucio C. Tan, Sr
  • Aileen Tan, Singaporean actress
  • Royston Tan, Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter
  • Gu Tan, official of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China
  • Hannah Tan, Malaysian singer-songwriter, actress
  • Paul Tan, Malaysian motoring journalist
  • Simon Tan, Filipino bassist
  • Shaun Tan, Australian artist, writer and film maker
  • Elaine Tan, English actress
  • Billy Tan, Malaysian comic book artist
  • Jessica Tan, Singaporean Member of Parliament for East Coast GRC
  • Quincy Tan, popular Malaysian singer-songwriter
  • Dwayne Tan, Singaporean actor, voice actor and singer
  • Rachel Tan, former Miss Chinese International
  • Rayson Tan, Singaporean actor under Mediacorp
  • Clarence Tan, Singaporean former military officer best
  • Alvin Tan, founder and artistic director of The Necessary Stage
  • Piya Tan, Peranakan full-time lay Buddhist writer-cum-teacher
  • James S. Tan, American medical doctor
  • Daren Tan, Singaporean singer
  • Ing Yoe Tan, Dutch lawmaker
  • Philip Tan, comic book writer/artist best
  • Jason Tan, retired English mixed martial artist and currently a head coach of MMA Liverpool
  • Sima Tan, Chinese astrologist and historian during the Western Han Dynasty

Tan Namesakes

  • Hwee Hwee Tan, Singaporean writer
  • Bernard Tan, was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School
  • Sarah Tan, British Channel V VJ and a 987FM DJ. Sarah Tan is a Singapore resident
  • Su Lian Tan, Malaysian-born American composer and flautist
  • Luke Tan, country singer and songwriter
  • Rico Tan, Canadian welterweight boxer of Chinese Indonesian descent
  • Üner Tan, Turkish neuroscientist and evolutionary biologist
  • Steven Tan, Singaporean former footballer primarily active
  • Christine Tan, Singaporean financial journalist with CNBC Asia and is the Singapore based anchor for CNBC Asia's award-winning and longest-running feature programme
  • Narath Tan, Cambodian sculptor and artist working in Chicago
  • Nathaniel Tan, Malaysian of Chinese-Indian Peranakan descent
  • Amy Tan, American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships and the Chinese American experience
  • Margaret Leng Tan, classical music artist
  • Vincent Tan, Malaysian businessman and investor
  • Yuan Tan, eldest son of Yuan Shao
  • Tony Tan, Singaporean politician
  • Ling Tan, Malaysian supermodel, of Chinese descent
  • Mika Tan, stage name of an American fetish model
  • Mah Bow Tan, Singaporean businessman and former politician
  • Kelvin Tan, Singaporean former Mandopop singer
  • Cecilia Tan, writer, editor, sexuality activist
  • Lucio Tan, Lucio C. Tan, Sr
  • Aileen Tan, Singaporean actress
  • Royston Tan, Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter
  • Gu Tan, official of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China
  • Hannah Tan, Malaysian singer-songwriter, actress
  • Paul Tan, Malaysian motoring journalist
  • Simon Tan, Filipino bassist
  • Shaun Tan, Australian artist, writer and film maker
  • Elaine Tan, English actress
  • Billy Tan, Malaysian comic book artist
  • Jessica Tan, Singaporean Member of Parliament for East Coast GRC
  • Quincy Tan, popular Malaysian singer-songwriter
  • Dwayne Tan, Singaporean actor, voice actor and singer
  • Rachel Tan, former Miss Chinese International
  • Rayson Tan, Singaporean actor under Mediacorp
  • Clarence Tan, Singaporean former military officer best
  • Alvin Tan, founder and artistic director of The Necessary Stage
  • Piya Tan, Peranakan full-time lay Buddhist writer-cum-teacher
  • James S. Tan, American medical doctor
  • Daren Tan, Singaporean singer
  • Ing Yoe Tan, Dutch lawmaker
  • Philip Tan, comic book writer/artist best
  • Jason Tan, retired English mixed martial artist and currently a head coach of MMA Liverpool
  • Sima Tan, Chinese astrologist and historian during the Western Han Dynasty

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