Shen

English

Etymology

  • As a Chinese surname of multiple origins:
    • Mandarin form of 沈
    • Mandarin form of 申 (shēn)
    • Mandarin form of 慎 (shèn)
    • Mandarin form of 莘 (see Xin)
    • Variant Romanization of 孫 / 孙, see Sun.
    • Variant Romanization of 陳 / 陈 (chén), also another Mandarin form of 諶 / 谌, see Chen.
  • As a Jewish surname, variant of Schoen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Proper noun

Shen (plural Shens)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Shen is the 2806th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12839 individuals. Shen is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.77%) individuals.

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