Origins
Two Origins
The Man surname has two origins, Gui and Wei: descendants of Gui Man adopted the surname from his personal name, and descendants of the State of Man also took Man as their surname.
Reference: 满姓起源分布与家谱家族
Ethnic Origins and Distribution
The earliest recorded integration of the Man surname into the Han Chinese occurred among the Xianbei. During the Tang and Song periods, the Man surname also developed from the Man surname of Jingman through phonetic alteration. Today it is found among Hui, Mongolian, Dong, Manchu, Miao, and Tujia peoples, among others.
Reference: 满姓起源分布与家谱家族
Historical Records
Historical Distribution
In the Song dynasty, about 10,000 people had the Man surname, mainly in Shandong, Jiangsu, and Jiangxi. In the Ming dynasty, it was mainly distributed in Hunan, Hebei, and Hubei, with Hunan as the largest province.
Reference: 满姓起源分布与家谱家族
Migration and Distribution
Contemporary Ancestral Distribution
The ancestral regions of Man-surname users are concentrated in Shandong, Beijing, and Liaoning, accounting for 18.9%, 15.6%, and 13.3%, respectively.
Reference: 满姓起源分布与家谱家族
Notable People
Associated Historical Families
The Man-surname family records list the Chen State ruling clan, including Chen Hugong and Chen Wan, as well as the Liu Bang and Dayan Khan families.
Reference: 满姓起源分布与家谱家族
Genealogy and Generation Names
Family Distribution Statistics
The Man-surname family database contains 14 families across five provinces. Five are in Gansu, while one listed family each is in Shandong and Liaoning.
Reference: 满姓起源分布与家谱家族
