Surname Overview
History and Ranking
The Duan surname has a history of more than 2,700 years; it ranked 218th in the Song dynasty Hundred Family Surnames.
Duan Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 2,976,554Duan / Tuan
Historical Records
Early Documentary Attestation
The source says that “Duan shi” first appears in the Zhouli, Kaogong ji, “Zhou ren,” in the phrase “Duan shi makes bo vessels,” and cites Sun Yirang's explanation that it referred to craftsmen and administrators engaged in forging and casting. Here “Duan shi” is initially an occupational designation, so this passage alone does not directly prove the later family-surname usage.
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