Chan (surname)

Chan is a non-pinyin romanisation of multiple Chinese surnames, based on different varieties of Chinese.

Among respondents to the 2000 United States Census, Chan was the 12th-most common surname among Asian Pacific Americans, and 459th-most common overall, with 59,811 bearers (91.0% of whom identified as Asian/Pacific Islander).^[1] Chan was the ninth-most common Chinese surname in Singapore as of 1997 (ranked by English spelling, rather than by Chinese characters). Roughly 48,400 people, or 1.9% of the Chinese Singaporean population, bore the surname Chan.^[2]

Cantonese romanisation of 陈/陳

Chan (Chinese: 陳) is a Cantonese romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Chen (陳).

Amy Chan (badminton) (born 1961), player from Hong Kong
Diana Ming Chan (张陈维明; 1929-2008), Chinese-American social worker
Gemma Chan (陳靜; born 1982), Chinese-English actress & model
Isabel Chan (陳逸寧; born 1979), Chinese actress based in Hong Kong

Hokkien romanisation of 曾

Chan is a Hokkien romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Zēng (曾). People with this surname include:

James Chan Soon Cheong (曾順祥; born 1926), Malaysian Roman Catholic bishop
Chan Soo Sen (曾士生; born 1956), Singaporean politician
Soo K. Chan (曾仕乾; born 1962), Singaporean architect
Chan Kwok Fai (曾國琿; born 1982), Malaysian singer
Dinah Chan (曾秀卿; born 1986), Singapore road cyclist
Jasper Chan (曾羽辉; born 1988), Singaporean footballer
Chan Kwong Beng (曾廣銘; born 1988), Malaysian badminton player
Chan Boon Yong (曾文勇), Malaysian diamantaire
Jannie Chan (曾秀丽), Singaporean luxury retail businesswoman
Joel Chan (photographer) (曾俊彦), Singaporean-born Australian photographer
Priscelia Chan (曾詩梅), Singaporean actress
Chan Tien Ghee (曾長義), Malaysian businessman

Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of 詹

Chan is a Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation (often used in Taiwan) of the surname spelled in pinyin as Zhān (詹). People with this surname include:

Chan Chun-po (詹春柏; born 1941), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician
Steve Chan (詹啟賢; born 1948), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician and physician
Thomas Chan (詹順貴; born 1963), Taiwanese Green Party politician
Chan Ya-wen (詹雅雯; born 1967), Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer
Chan Yih-shin (詹益信; born 1977), Taiwanese golfer
Faye Chan (詹雯婷; born 1981), Taiwanese singer
Chan Chin-wei (詹謹瑋; born 1985), Taiwanese female tennis player
Yako Chan (詹子晴; born 1988), Taiwanese singer and actress
Chan Che-Yuan (詹哲淵; born 1989), Taiwanese football midfielder
Chan Yung-jan (詹詠然; born 1989), Taiwanese tennis player
Chan Hao-ching (詹皓晴; born 1993), Taiwanese tennis player, younger sister of Chan Yung-jan
Chan Sheng-Yao (詹聖堯), Taiwanese Buddhist master and artist
Chan Ting-I (詹婷怡), Taiwanese politician

Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of 战/戰

Chan is a Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation (often used in Taiwan) of the surname spelled in pinyin as Zhàn (战/戰). People with this surname include:

Elisa Chan (戰琬瑜), American politician in Texas

Other

Chan is a romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Tián (田). People with this surname include:

Chan Seng Khai (田承凱; born 1953), Malaysian politician in Sarawak
Jeremy Chan (田銘耀; born 1981), Singaporean actor and singer

References

^ "Most common last names for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S." Mongabay. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Popular Chinese Surnames in Singapore". Statistics Singapore Newsletter. Vol. 20, no. 2. October 1997. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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[Monga-1] "Most common last names for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S." Mongabay. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[2] "Popular Chinese Surnames in Singapore". Statistics Singapore Newsletter. Vol. 20, no. 2. October 1997. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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