Ban
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ban"
English edit
Etymology 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 edit
Ban (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 edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From ban.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Ban m (genitive/dative lui Ban)
- a surname