Zan (surname)
Zan (昝) is a Chinese surname.[1] It is romanized Tsan in Wade–Giles, or Zaan in Cantonese romanization.[2] According to a 2013 study, it was the 391st most common name in China; it was shared by 87,000 people, or 0.007% of the population, with the province with the most people being Sichuan.[3] It is the 165th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[4]
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Origins
- According to the Shuowen Jiezi, the surname may have originated as a corruption of 朁 (cǎn), which had a similar pronunciation.
- a surname originating in ancient southwestern China
- adopted as a surname by the Zan Lu (昝盧) or Chi Lu (叱盧) families from the Xianbei people in northern China during the Northern Wei period (AD 386–534)
- said to be adopted in place of the surname Jiu (咎 meaning ‘disaster’)[5]
Notable people
- Zan Jian (昝堅), Jin-era general
- Zan Jiaxiang (昝家驤), basketball player and coach
References
- "Chinese character 昝 (zan3) components and definition (surname Zan)". Mandarin Lang.
- Morrison, Robert (December 29, 1865). "Wu Chʻe Yün Fu: A Dictionary of the Chinese Language". London Mission Press – via Google Books.
- Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
- K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
- "Zan Name Meaning & Zan Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.
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