what natonality is sir name gan
Last name origins & meanings: 1  Chinese: although the character for Gan is the same as that in the name of the western province Gansu, the two sources of the surname are not related to that of the province. 2  Hispanic (Filipino): unexplained. The other source is a town named Gan in Shaanxi province that was granted to a descendant of Wu Wang (who established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc). 2  The granteeâs descendants adopted the place name as their surname.