Ban
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ban"
English
editEtymology
edit- As a Hungarian surname, from Bán.
- As a Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian surname, from bán (“governor”), probably related to Avar баян (bajan, “rich man”).
- As a Slovene, reduced from Urban.
- As a German surname, spelling variant of Bann.
- As a Japanese surname, from 坂 (Ban).
- As a Korean surname, spelling variant of Pan.
- As a Chinese surname, from 班 (Bān).
Proper noun
editBan (plural Bans)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ban is the 14768th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2011 individuals. Ban is most common among White (48.28%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (42.02%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ban”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93.
Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editFrom ban.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editBan m (genitive/dative lui Ban)
- a surname
Categories:
- English terms derived from Hungarian
- English terms derived from Serbo-Croatian
- English terms derived from Avar
- English terms derived from Slovene
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Japanese
- English terms derived from Korean
- English terms derived from Chinese
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- Romanian terms with audio links
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian proper nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns
- Romanian surnames