Annan (surname)
Annan is a Scottish surname. The use of Annan as a surname is most common in Great Britain and the former British colonies. The earliest reference of Annan used as a surname is found in the 13th century Ragman Rolls during which Scots pledged homage to nobles. It is likely that the inhabitants of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Annandale, and Annan Castle adopted Annan as their surname. Notable people with the Annan surname include:
- Abraham Annan (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer
- Alyson Annan (born 1973), Australian field hockey player
- Anthony Annan (born 1986), Ghanaian footballer
- Archie Annan (1880–unknown), Scottish footballer
- Beulah Annan (1899–1928), suspected American murderer
- Christian Annan (born 1978), Ghanaian-born Hong Kong footballer
- Daniel Francis Annan (1928–2006), Ghanaian judge and politician
- Dorothy Annan (1908–1983), English painter, potter and muralist
- Dunc Annan (1895–1981), American football player
- James Annan, British climatologist
- James Craig Annan (1864–1946), Scottish photographer
- John Annan Bryce (1841–1923), Scottish businessman and politician
- Kofi Annan (born 1938), former Secretary-General of the United Nations (1/Jan/1997 – 1/Jan/2007)
- Kojo Annan (born 1973), Kofi Annan's son
- Noel Annan, Baron Annan (1916–2000), member of the House of Lords and British academic
- Richard Annan (born 1968), English footballer
- Thomas Annan (1829–1887), Scottish photographer, and son of James Craig Annan
This page lists people with the surname Annan.
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