Ban Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

Ban, pronounced bǎn, is a relatively rare surname currently found among Han, Dai, and Lisu people.

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Origins

Banxun Tribal Origin

One lineage is traced to the ancient Qiang Banxun tribe of the Han period, whose tribal name became a sinicized surname; some descendants retained the surname Ban after gradually integrating into several ethnic groups.

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Occupational Origin

Another lineage is associated with the pre-Qin craftsmen called banren, who made wooden roofing tiles; Banren was later shortened to the single-character surname Ban.

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Historical Records

Han-Era Attestation

The Wanxing Tongpu records that Ban Xun of Ba Commandery raided the Three Shu regions during the reign of Emperor Huan of Han.

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Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies and Ancestral Halls

The surname's commandery associations are Xingyang, Beidi, Shu, and Jianwei. Its hall names are Xingyang Hall, Beidi Hall, Shu Commandery Hall, and Jianwei Hall; Beidi Hall is also called Maling Hall or Qingyang Hall.

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Migration and Distribution

Present-Day Distribution

The surname is found in Yuanyang in Henan, Qingcheng in Gansu, Dali, Honghe, and Chuxiong in Yunnan, western Hunan, the Enshi area of Hubei, Youyang in Chongqing, and also Longchuan, Yingjiang, and Lushui in Yunnan.

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