Ban
A surname.
Proper noun
- A surname.
Origin
* As a Hungarian surname, from Bán. * As a Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian surname, from bán (“governor”), probably related to Avar баян (bajan, “rich man”). * As a Slovene, reduced from Urban. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Bann. * As a Japanese surname, from 坂 (Ban). * As a Korean surname, spelling variant of Pan. * As a Chinese surname, from 班 (Bān).