Surname Overview
The surname Huan is pronounced huán and ranks 407th in the Song edition of the Hundred Family Surnames; it is not among the first one hundred surnames in mainland China or Taiwan.
Huan Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 326Huan / Huan
Origins
The Huan surname has four stated lines: descendants of Huan Chang, a minister of the Yellow Emperor, adopted his name; descendants of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Huan of Song adopted their posthumous title; and the Northern Wei Xianbei Wuwan clan changed its surname to Huan, while the Huanhou clan was also shortened to Huan.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The identification of Huan Chang as the founding ancestor of the surname appears in the Kao Lue of Surnames. The Tongzhi: Clan Records discusses the lines from Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Huan of Song, and the Wuwan surname change; the Yuanhe Xingzuan and the Weishu: Official Clan Records also examined the surname's origins.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commandery and Hall Names
The Huan surname's commandery seat was Qiao Commandery, governed from Qiao County, now Bozhou in Anhui. One recorded hall name is Kuangjin Hall.
Migration and Distribution
The Huan clan's place of origin is identified as Qiao Commandery in the Han dynasty, and its prominent lineage was based there. Its recorded lines include descendants of the Jiang surname from Shandong, descendants of the Zi surname originating in Henan, and a small number of Xianbei descendants.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Huan Rong was an Eastern Han Confucian scholar who served as Junior Tutor. Huan Tan was an Eastern Han philosopher and Confucian scholar who wrote twenty-nine chapters of the Xin Lun. Huan Wen was an Eastern Jin military leader who served as General Who Pacifies the West, Inspector of Jingzhou, and Grand Marshal.
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