The An surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,160 people carried this name — #4,353 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,100 people counted. That is up 50% from 5,435 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

58 people named An live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 22
Vaud 11
Geneva 9
Lucerne 5
Aargau 4
Bern 4
Fribourg 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

22 people named An have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 210 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 12
Silesian 6
Lower Silesian 2
Lublin 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

141 people named An is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 141

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

An in American newspapers,
1900.

Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name An
The Portland Daily Press 1900-11-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

An in Australian newspapers,
1800s–2010s.

648,986 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss An. The most, 106,383, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 198,110
Victoria 160,757
Queensland 111,209
South Australia 80,375
Western Australia 54,297
Tasmania 35,835
ACT (Canberra) 5,883
Northern Territory 797

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss An.

Who carried it

People named An,
with a public archive behind them.

  • An Jincang
    An Jincang d. 711 · politician
  • An Shoufan d. 954 · poet
  • An Guo d. 1520 · military personnel
  • An Chongrong d. 942 · military personnel
  • An Congjin d. 942 · politician
  • An Rutong d. 1797

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named An,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States250 records

250 records of the An name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 194
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 28
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 26
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record C. Ev Frederick An

    Born 1910 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Harrisburg; brick from Dauphin County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine An

    Arrived at New York in 1860 aboard the Germania from Havre, aged 25; farmer. From Hesse Nassau, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Esteban An

    Born 1922 in Matanzas, Cuba. Entered the United States at Miami in 1946. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 250 records for An in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands9 records

9 records of the An name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Elisabeth An

    Died 1823 in Amby, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ho An

    Died 1932 in Rotterdam, aged 49.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jacobus An

    Married in 1674 in Megen.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for An in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the An name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Laur An

    Arrived in Victoria in 1870 aboard the Somersetshire, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for An in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the An name in Canada War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record A. An

    Canadian Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record F. R. L. An

    Canadian Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France1 record

1 record of the An name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Kyoung-Soon An

    Born 1959 in Chungnam (Corée); died 1997 in Thionville (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway1 record

1 record of the An name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Petronelle An!!

    Census of 1910: Smedal, Løiten; born 1837 in Løiten.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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