Last Name CHEN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Refers to the great grand child or great grand parent. Increase. Auspicious, lucky. Genuine, true, real.
Origin Chinese, Jewish, Spanish, Danish, Korean, Norwegian

Rank 260 (2000 US census) 720 (1990 US census)
Count 105,544 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 1.68%, or 1773 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.36%, or 380 total occurrences, as black,
  • 95.45%, or 100742 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.02%, or 21 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2%, or 2111 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.49%, or 517 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest baby names

 We analyzed the first names reported in the United States starting from the year 1880. There were no one character names. We did find 10 two character names.

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Surnames that make great first names

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Longest baby names

 The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

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