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). 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.

Cantonese romanisation of 陈/陳
Chan is a Cantonese romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Chén ().

Diana Ming Chan (; 1929–2008), American social worker of Chinese descent
Amy Chan (badminton) (; born 1961), Hong Kong badminton player
Isabel Chan (; born 1979), Hong Kong actress
Gemma Chan (; born 1982), English actress and model of Chinese descent
Eugene Chan (), Hong Kong linguist

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; 1926–2023), 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

See also

Chal (name)
Char (name)
Jeffery Paul Chan (1942–2022), American writer and scholar

References

Chinese-language surnames
Multiple Chinese surnames
Surnames of Cambodian origin
Khmer-language surnames