Juan Last Name Facts and Heraldry

The name Juan is closely linked to Jan. Read literally, Juan points to “From Johann (John)”.

• Other spellings include Jano, Joan and Janka.
• Names that sound alike, such as Jean and Jahn, are easily confused in old records.
• In the 2010 US Census, 7,350 Americans gave Juan as their last name (rank 4,808). 62% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. French civil records give 2,615 births under the name Juan from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970.
• Before spelling was fixed, Jan was also written Juan.

Juan coat of arms

Arms linked to Jan and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Juan surname pack.