Kien
English edit
Etymology edit
Two main origins:
Proper noun edit
Kien (plural Kiens)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kien is the 37180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Kien is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.33%) and White (24.0%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kien”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 301.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kien, from Old High German kien, from Proto-West Germanic *kiʀn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kien m (strong, genitive Kienes or Kiens, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Kien [sg-only, masculine, strong]