{"id":480,"date":"2007-11-03T17:12:32","date_gmt":"2007-11-04T00:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/al6400.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/03\/100-most-common-surnames-in-vancouver\/"},"modified":"2007-11-03T17:12:32","modified_gmt":"2007-11-04T00:12:32","slug":"100-most-common-surnames-in-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/100-most-common-surnames-in-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Most Common Surnames In Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was reading in the Vancouver Sun newspaper today which has an article about the 100 most common surnames in the BC lower mainland area. While I guess this isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exactly mind blowing information, I thought it was kind of interesting to read about the origins of various surnames. I thought I would post the list up for anyone else who may be interested in it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/td>\nSurname<\/td>\nOrigin <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 <\/span><\/td>\nLee<\/span><\/td>\nMulti <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\nWong<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/span><\/td>\nChan<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/span><\/td>\nSmith<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/span><\/td>\nKim<\/span><\/td>\nKorean<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/span><\/td>\nChen<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/span><\/td>\nGill<\/span><\/td>\nPunjabi\/English<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/span><\/td>\nLi<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/span><\/td>\nBrown<\/span><\/td>\nMulti <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/span><\/td>\nJohnson<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/span><\/td>\nWang<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/span><\/td>\nWilson<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/Scottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/span><\/td>\nLeung<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/span><\/td>\nAnderson<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/span><\/td>\nLam<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/span><\/td>\nJones<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/span><\/td>\nTaylor<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/span><\/td>\nSingh<\/span><\/td>\nPunjabi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/span><\/td>\nLiu<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/span><\/td>\nWilliams<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/span><\/td>\nNg<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/span><\/td>\nWu<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/span><\/td>\nHo<\/span><\/td>\nKorean<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/span><\/td>\nCampbell<\/span><\/td>\nScottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/span><\/td>\nChow<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/span><\/td>\nMacdonald<\/span><\/td>\nScottish\/Irish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/span><\/td>\nMiller<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/span><\/td>\nChang<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/span><\/td>\nHuang<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/span><\/td>\nLin<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/span><\/td>\nCheung<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/span><\/td>\nMartin<\/span><\/td>\nMulti <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/span><\/td>\nLau<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/span><\/td>\nYoung<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/span><\/td>\nThompson<\/span><\/td>\nMulti <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/span><\/td>\nScott<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/Scottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/span><\/td>\nNguyen<\/span><\/td>\nVietnamese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/span><\/td>\nCheng<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/span><\/td>\nZhang<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/span><\/td>\nYu<\/span><\/td>\nKorean<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/span><\/td>\nStewart<\/span><\/td>\nScottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/span><\/td>\nYang<\/span><\/td>\nKorean<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/span><\/td>\nSidhu<\/span><\/td>\nPunjabi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/span><\/td>\nSandhu<\/span><\/td>\nPunjabi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/span><\/td>\nWhite<\/span><\/td>\nMulti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/span><\/td>\nPark<\/span><\/td>\nMulti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/span><\/td>\nRobinson<\/span><\/td>\nMulti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/span><\/td>\nMoore<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/span><\/td>\nDhaliwal<\/span><\/td>\nPunjabi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/span><\/td>\nClark<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/span><\/td>\nMitchell<\/span><\/td>\nMulti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/span><\/td>\nTang<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/span><\/td>\nWalker<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/Scottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/span><\/td>\nMcDonald<\/span><\/td>\nScottish\/Irish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/span><\/td>\nRoss<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/Scottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/span><\/td>\nJohnston<\/span><\/td>\nScottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/span><\/td>\nReid<\/span><\/td>\nScottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/span><\/td>\nGrewal<\/span><\/td>\nPunjabi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/span><\/td>\nChu<\/span><\/td>\nChinese\/Korean<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/span><\/td>\nMa<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/span><\/td>\nThomas<\/span><\/td>\nMulti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/span><\/td>\nHall<\/span><\/td>\nMulti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/span><\/td>\nLai<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/span><\/td>\nChung<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/span><\/td>\nWright<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/Scottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/span><\/td>\nChoi<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/span><\/td>\nDhillon<\/span><\/td>\nPunjabi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/span><\/td>\nJackson<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/span><\/td>\nBaker<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/span><\/td>\nEvans<\/span><\/td>\nWelsh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/span><\/td>\nRobertson<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/span><\/td>\nKing<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/span><\/td>\nBell<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/span><\/td>\nDavis<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/Scottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/span><\/td>\nLo<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/span><\/td>\nGraham<\/span><\/td>\nScottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/span><\/td>\nWood<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/Scottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/span><\/td>\nFraser<\/span><\/td>\nScottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/span><\/td>\nRoberts<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/span><\/td>\nHarris<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/German<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/span><\/td>\nWatson<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/Scottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/span><\/td>\nPeters<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83<\/span><\/td>\nFriesen<\/span><\/td>\nGerman\/Dutch<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/span><\/td>\nTam<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/span><\/td>\nMann<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/German<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/span><\/td>\nLewis<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/span><\/td>\nLim<\/span><\/td>\nMulti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/span><\/td>\nClarke<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/span><\/td>\nPhillips<\/span><\/td>\nMulti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/span><\/td>\nYeung<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/span><\/td>\nHill<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/Scottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92<\/span><\/td>\nNelson<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish\/Scottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/span><\/td>\nDavies<\/span><\/td>\nWelsh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/span><\/td>\nMurray<\/span><\/td>\nScottish\/Irish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95<\/span><\/td>\nGrant<\/span><\/td>\nMulti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/span><\/td>\nBrar<\/span><\/td>\nPunjabi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/span><\/td>\nMorrison<\/span><\/td>\nScottish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/span><\/td>\nTran<\/span><\/td>\nVietnamese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/span><\/td>\nFung<\/span><\/td>\nChinese<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/span><\/td>\nHamilton<\/span><\/td>\nScottish\/Irish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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