Find out how popular the last name NguyenTran is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named NguyenTran.

NguyenTran, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the NguyenTran surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of NguyenTran in America

NguyenTran is the 90113th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The NguyenTran surname appeared 205 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname NguyenTran.

We can also compare 2010 data for NguyenTran to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name NguyenTran

The surname NGUYENTRAN is a compound name that originated in Vietnam. It is a combination of the two most common Vietnamese surnames, Nguyen and Tran.

The name Nguyen has its roots in the Chinese surname Ruan, which was later adopted by the Vietnamese and adapted to the local pronunciation. It is believed to have first appeared in Vietnam during the Chinese occupation period, which lasted from 111 BC to 939 AD. The name Tran, on the other hand, is thought to have derived from the Chinese surname Chen, which was brought to Vietnam by refugees fleeing the Mongol invasions in the 13th century.

Historical records from the Ly and Tran dynasties, which ruled Vietnam from the 11th to the 14th centuries, contain references to individuals bearing these surnames. One of the earliest examples of the combined surname NGUYENTRAN can be found in a 15th-century document from the Le dynasty, which mentions a military commander named Nguyen Tran Phuc.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several prominent figures with the surname NGUYENTRAN emerged in Vietnam. Among them was Nguyen Tran Viet, a scholar and poet who lived from 1578 to 1649. Another notable individual was Nguyen Tran Hieu, a high-ranking official and diplomat who served under the Nguyen lords in the late 17th century.

In the 19th century, the surname NGUYENTRAN gained further prominence with the rise of the Nguyen Dynasty, which ruled Vietnam from 1802 to 1945. One of the most famous individuals with this surname was Nguyen Tran Quoc Anh, a renowned military leader and strategist who played a crucial role in the Tay Son Rebellion against the Nguyen lords in the late 18th century.

Another notable figure was Nguyen Tran Xuan Thoai, a poet and philosopher who lived from 1829 to 1892. He was known for his contributions to the Nho Giao (Confucian) literary tradition in Vietnam. Additionally, Nguyen Tran Quy Cap, a high-ranking mandarin and scholar, held important positions in the Nguyen court in the early 19th century.

It is worth noting that the surname NGUYENTRAN is often associated with the central and southern regions of Vietnam, where the Nguyen lords and later the Nguyen Dynasty held sway. However, it is also found in other parts of the country due to migration and intermarriage over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name NguyenTran

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname NguyenTran.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for NguyenTran was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of NguyenTran has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name NguyenTran was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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