| ![Show Contents]() Chen Surname History
Chen World RankingIn the United States, the name Chen is the 720th most popular surname with an estimated 39,792 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Chen is ranked the 72nd most popular surname with an estimated 32,881 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Chen is the 907th popular surname. 3 France ranks Chen as 6,301st with 1,000 - 1,500 people. 4 Australia ranks Chen as 136th with 20,367 people. 5 New Zealand ranks Chen as 324th with 1,910 people. 6
| Chen migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Chen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bernard Chen, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1849 7
| Contemporary Notables of the name Chen (post 1700) | + |
- Nathan Wei Chen (b. 1999), American figure skater. He is a three-time World champion (2018, 2019, 2021), a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2017, 2018, 2019), and a five-time U.S. national champion (2017–21). At the junior level, Chen is the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and 2014 World Junior bronze medalist
- Stacy Chen, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2012 8
- Nancy S. Chen, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008 8
- May Ying Chen, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996, 2000 (alternate) 8
- Lily L. Chen, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000 8
- Jay F. Chen, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008 8
- Ethel Chen, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996 8
- Chung Chin Chen, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004 8
- Yi Chen (b. 2001), Chinese swimmer, two-time Paralympian
- Minyi Chen (b. 1990), Chinese Paralympic archer, gold medalist at the 2020 Paralympics and 2024 Paralympics
- ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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- "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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