Surname Overview
The surname San is pronounced sǎn and is currently relatively uncommon.
伞 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 22Origins
Two explanations are given for the surname: it may derive from the name of an object, or from a place name. A place called Sanbeisi Market is located 20 li east of Huangchuan County, Henan.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestation
The surname was first recorded in the 1971 edition of Taiwan's Chinese Surnames Collection; it is also included in New Compilation of One Thousand Surnames.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Ancestral Shrine
The ancestral shrine for the San surname is housed in cabinet No. 8 of the Big Locust Tree Ancestral Hall.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The surname is found in Qingyuan, Lingyuan, Xingcheng, Panjin, and Tieling in Liaoning; Jingxian, Weichang, Changli, and Lulong in Hebei; Datong and Lüliang in Shanxi; Huainan in Anhui; Xiangtan in Hunan; Hailun in Heilongjiang; and Tainan and Kaohsiung in Taiwan.
Notable People
Notable Person
San Yenan, born in June 1951 in Bin County, Heilongjiang, served as director of a simulation research laboratory and as an associate professor, and was a council member of the Chinese Association of System Simulation.
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