Khan Family History
Khan Name Meaning
Muslim (also common among African Americans): from khan an English spelling of a status name based on Mongolian khaan ‘(military) ruler sovereign’. This was originally a hereditary title among Tartar and Mongolian tribesmen (in particular Genghis Khan 1162–1227) but is now very widely used throughout the Muslim world as a surname. In Iran and parts of the Indian subcontinent it is used as an honorific title after a person's name.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022