Nan Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

Nan is a Chinese surname with complex origins; its population ranking is outside the national top 300 surnames.

Reference: 南姓(南（姓氏）):姓氏源流,遷徙分布,郡望堂號,郡望,堂號,宗族字派,南姓名人,_中文百科全書

Origins

Main Origins

Nan is described as having four main lineages: Si, Zi, Ji, and Mi, associated respectively with descendants of Yu the Great, Nan Zhong among the descendants of King Pan Geng, Gongzi Ying son of Duke Ling of Wei, and Zhui Shu son of King Zhuang of Chu.

Reference: 南姓起源分布与家谱家族

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery and Hall

The Nan surname's commandery-seat tradition is Runan Commandery; its halls include Runan Hall and self-established halls such as Zhongyi Hall.

Reference: 南姓(南（姓氏）):姓氏源流,遷徙分布,郡望堂號,郡望,堂號,宗族字派,南姓名人,_中文百科全書

Migration and Distribution

Nan families were historically concentrated in Shaanxi and Shanxi, later expanding eastward and southward; they are now recorded in Hubei, Zhejiang, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Liaoning, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, and elsewhere.

Reference: 南姓(南（姓氏）):姓氏源流,遷徙分布,郡望堂號,郡望,堂號,宗族字派,南姓名人,_中文百科全書

Notable People

Historical Figure: Nan Jiyun

Nan Jiyun (d. 757) was a Tang military commander from Dunqiu. He defended Suiyang with Zhang Xun and was captured and killed after the city fell.

Reference: 南姓(南（姓氏）):姓氏源流,遷徙分布,郡望堂號,郡望,堂號,宗族字派,南姓名人,_中文百科全書

Genealogy and Generation Names

Genealogical Generations

Recorded Nan generation-name sequences include Heilongjiang: “Cao Guo Jing Wan Xi, Zhong Fu Zhen Yuan Jiang”; Xishui, Hubei: “Jian Yang Dou Zi, Yan Bang Yi Ying, Tian Yun Fang Xing, Yu Tang Ji Rui, Jin Ce Chu Ying, Wen Zhang Huan Qi”; and Yueqing, Zhejiang: “Si Yuan Ying De Guang, Chang Cun Jun Zi Dao, Xiao You Qi Xian Liang.”

Reference: 南姓(南（姓氏）):姓氏源流,遷徙分布,郡望堂號,郡望,堂號,宗族字派,南姓名人,_中文百科全書